Terms Used In Iowa Code 602.11106

  • 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
  • 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
 Commencing one year prior to county employees becoming state employees as a result of 1983 Iowa Acts, ch. 186, the county employees shall not be promoted or demoted, and shall not be subject to a reduction in salary or a reduction in other employee benefits, except after approval by the chief judge of the judicial district. An employer wishing to take any of these actions shall apply to the chief judge in a writing that discloses the proposed action, the reasons for the action, and the statutory or other authority for the action. The chief judge shall not approve any proposed action that is in violation of an employee’s rights or that is extraordinary when compared with customary practices and procedures of the employer. The chief judge shall obtain the advice of the district judges of the judicial district respecting decisions to be made under this section.