Iowa Chief Justice calls for higher pay, juvenile court and magistrate reforms
Chief Justice Susan Christansen gives her 5th condition of the judiciary address after her fellow iowa supreme court justices ...
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Chief Justice proposes modernization of Iowa’s magistrate system
Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen is recommending a reduction in the number of private attorneys the state ...
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More compassion for youth, better pay are themes in Iowa chief justice's annual speech
Chief Justice Susan Christensen wants Iowa's legislators to feel the same urgency about juvenile justice that she does. In her fifth year as Chief Justice, Christensen's annual Condition of the ...
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Iowa chief justice urges magistrate system changes, work to address public defender shortage
In her fifth Condition of the Judiciary address, Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen outlined recommendations for the state’s judicial system, including changing the magistrate ...
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First week of 2025 session wraps up. Here's a look at what bills have been introduced
Lawmakers wrapped up their first week of the 2025 legislative session. Iowa's top leaders laid out their priorities for the ...
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Iowa’s chief justice calls on lawmakers to raise judge salaries and address lack of court-appointed attorneys
Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen asked legislators to raise the salaries of judges in her annual Condition of the Judiciary address Wednesday. The proposed increase would raise ...
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Iowa’s Chief Justice calls for increasing pay for judges, court appointed attorneys
Before a joint session of the legislature Wednesday, Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen laid out her vision to make the judicial system better in her Condition of the Judiciary ...
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Christensen calls for further judge, contract attorney pay increases
Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen is making another pitch for further pay increases for judges, addressing a ...
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Iowa bill would allow surgical castration for some sex crimes against children
The legislation is similar to a law passed in Louisiana, which last year became the first U.S. state to permit judges to ...
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Christensen calls for further judge, contract attorney pay increases
(Des Moines) -- Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen is making another pitch for further pay increases for judges, addressing a lack of contract attorneys, and a modernization of the ...