1. Commencing one year prior to each category of employees becoming state employees as a result of 1983 Iowa Acts, ch. 186, new employees shall not be hired and vacancies shall not be filled, except as provided in subsection 2, with respect to any of the following agencies or positions:

 a. Offices of the clerks of the district court.
 b. District court administrators.
 c. Juvenile probation offices.
 d. Court reporters.
 e. Any other position of employment that is supervised by a district court judicial officer or by a person referred to or employed in an office referred to in paragraph “a”, “b”, “c”, or “d”.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 602.11105

  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • Chief judge: means the district judge selected to serve as the chief judge of the judicial district pursuant to section 602. See Iowa Code 602.1101
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Judicial officer: means a supreme court justice, a judge of the court of appeals, a district judge, a district associate judge, an associate juvenile judge, an associate probate judge, or a magistrate. See Iowa Code 602.1101
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • State: includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession subject to the legislative authority of the United States. See Iowa Code 633D.2
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. A new employee position or vacancy that is subject to subsection 1 may be filled upon approval by the chief judge of the judicial district. The employer seeking to fill the new position or vacancy shall submit a request to the chief judge in the form prescribed by the supreme court, and shall be governed by the decision of the chief judge. The chief judge shall obtain the advice of the district judges of the judicial district respecting decisions to be made under this subsection.