1. Full-time associate juvenile judges shall be appointed by the governor from persons nominated by the district judicial nominating commission in the same manner as district judges under chapter 46.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 602.7103B

  • Chief justice: means the chief justice of the supreme court selected 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
 2. A full-time associate juvenile judge who seeks to resign from the office of full-time associate juvenile judge shall notify in writing the governor, the chief judge of the judicial district, and the state commissioner of elections as to the full-time associate judge’s intention to resign and the effective date of the resignation.
 3. When a vacancy occurs or will occur within one hundred twenty days in the office of a full-time associate juvenile judge, the state commissioner of elections shall forthwith so notify the governor. The governor shall call a meeting of the commission within ten days after such notice. If the governor fails to do so, the chief justice shall call such meeting.
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