Iowa Code 602.2301 – Judicial officer appointment– delay
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1. Notwithstanding section 46.12, the chief justice may order the state commissioner of elections to delay, for budgetary reasons, the sending of a notification to the proper judicial nominating commission that a vacancy in the supreme court, court of appeals, or district court has occurred or will occur.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 602.2301
- Chief justice: means the chief justice of the supreme court selected pursuant to section 602. See Iowa Code 602.1101
- Magistrate: means a person appointed under article 6, part 4 to exercise judicial functions. See Iowa Code 602.1101
- Probate: Proving a will
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- 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. Notwithstanding sections 602.6304, 602.7103B, and 633.20B, the chief justice may order the state commissioner of elections to delay, for budgetary reasons, the sending of a notification to the governor that a vacancy in the office of district associate judge, associate juvenile judge, or associate probate judge has occurred or will occur.
3. Notwithstanding section 602.6403, subsection 3, if a magistrate position is vacant due to a death, resignation, retirement, an increase in the number of positions authorized, or to the removal of a magistrate, the chief justice may order any county magistrate appointing commission to delay, for budgetary reasons, the appointment of a magistrate to serve the remainder of an unexpired term.
4. Any delay authorized by the chief justice pursuant to this section shall not exceed one year in duration, and not more than eight delays authorized by the chief justice shall be in effect at any one time.