Terms Used In Iowa Code 624.25

  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • clerk: means clerk of the court in which the action or proceeding is brought or is pending; and the words "clerk's office" mean the office of that clerk. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
 The lien of judgments of the appellate courts of Iowa shall not attach to any real estate until an attested copy of the judgment is filed in the office of the clerk of the district court of the county in which the real estate lies.