Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 46.14 (2026)

Nomination

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1. Each judicial nominating commission shall carefully consider the individuals available for judge, and within sixty days after receiving notice of a vacancy shall certify to the governor and the chief justice the proper number of nominees, in alphabetical order. Such nominees shall be chosen by the affirmative vote of a majority of the full statutory number of commissioners upon the basis of their qualifications and without regard to political affiliation. Nominees shall be members of the bar of Iowa, shall be residents of the state or district of the court or a county contiguous with the district to which they are nominated, and shall be of such age that they will be able to serve an initial and one regular term of office to which they are nominated before reaching the age of seventy-eight years. Absence of a commissioner or vacancy upon the commission shall not invalidate a nomination. The chairperson of the commission shall promptly certify the names of the nominees, in alphabetical order, to the governor and the chief justice by sending by electronic mail the certification to the governor and chief justice or the governor’s and chief justice’s designees on the day of the nomination. 2. A commissioner shall not be eligible for nomination by the commission during the term for which the commissioner was elected or appointed to that commission. A commissioner shall not be eligible to vote for the nomination of a family member, current law partner, or current business partner. For purposes of this subsection, “family member” means a spouse, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, or half sister. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §46.14] 89 Acts, ch 212, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 151, §2; 2022 Acts, ch 1033, §1; 2025 Acts, ch 101, §7, 15 Vacancies in courts and number of nominees, Iowa Constitution, Art. V, §15 2025 amendment to subsection 1 applies to judicial officers retiring on or after July 1, 2025; 2025 Acts, ch 101, §15 Subsection 1 amended

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1976–2021 · leading case: Iowa Farm Bureau Fed'n, Iowa Renewable Fuels Ass'n, & Iowa Water Env't Ass'n, 850 N.W.2d 403 (Iowa 2014).

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Iowa Farm Bureau Fed'n, Iowa Renewable Fuels Ass'n, & Iowa Water Env't Ass'n, 850 N.W.2d 403 (Iowa 2014). · cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 46.14 (1); see also Iowa Const.”

Redmond v. Carter, 247 N.W.2d 268 (Iowa 1976). · cites it 2× “Statutory qualifications for the supreme court and district court are prescribed in § 46.14, The Code: "Such nominees shall be chosen by the affirmative vote of a majority of the full statutory number of commissioners upon the basis of their qualifications and without regard to…”

Carlson v. Wiggins, 760 F. Supp. 2d 811 (S.D. Iowa 2011). · cites it 6× “V, §§ 15, 16; see also Iowa Code §§ 46.14 . The Governor then appoints a nominee from that list.”

Carlson v. Wiggins, 675 F.3d 1134 (8th Cir. 2012). · cites it 2× “; see also Iowa Code §§ 46.14 and 46.14A. The Governor is to appoint one of the three nominees to fill the vacancy.”

Joanne Cote v. Derby Ins. Agency, Inc., an Iowa Corp., & Kevin Dorn, Individually (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “Overall, 8 Our review of seventeen Iowa Code definitions of “family members” reveals some variations, depending on the particular statute and the legislature’s objectives.”

Joanne Cote v. Derby Ins. Agency, Inc., an Iowa Corp., & Kevin Dorn, Individually (Iowa 2018). · cites it 2× “Overall, 8 Our review of seventeen Iowa Code definitions of “family members” reveals some variations, depending on the particular statute and the legislature’s objectives.”

Steven Carlson v. Just. David Wiggins (8th Cir. 2012). · cites it 2× “; see also Iowa Code §§ 46.14 and 46.14A. The Governor is to 1 The Honorable Robert W.”

State of Iowa ex rel. Gary Dickey v. Jason Besler (Iowa 2021). “§ 46.14(1). One was Jason Besler. On June 11, the Governor interviewed both nominees.”

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State of Iowa ex rel. Gary Dickey v. Jason Besler (Iowa 2021). “§ 46.14(1). One was Jason Besler. On June 11, the Governor interviewed both nominees.”

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