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Iowa Code § 46.15 (2026)

Appointments to be from nominees

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1. All appointments to the supreme court and court of appeals shall be made from the nominees of the state judicial nominating commission, and all appointments to the district court shall be made from the nominees of the district judicial nominating commission.

2. If the governor fails to make an appointment within thirty days after a list of nominees has been submitted, the appointment shall be made from the list of nominees by the chief justice of the supreme court. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §46.15] 83 Acts, ch 186, §10021, 10201; 2007 Acts, ch 86, §2 Vacancies in courts and number of nominees, Iowa Constitution, Art. V, §15 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2012–2021 · leading case: Carlson v. Wiggins, 675 F.3d 1134 (8th Cir. 2012).
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Carlson v. Wiggins, 675 F.3d 1134 (8th Cir. 2012). “; see also Iowa Code § 46.15 . After serving for one year, the newly appointed judge must stand for retention in the next judicial election.”
State of Iowa ex rel. Gary Dickey v. Jason Besler (Iowa 2021). · cites it 6× “Under the plain language of the Constitution and Iowa Code § 46.15 , once the chief justice has declined to make the appointment, no further remedy is available, and the question is nonjusticiable.”
Steven Carlson v. Just. David Wiggins (8th Cir. 2012). “; see also Iowa Code § 46.15 . After serving for one year, the newly appointed judge must stand for retention in the next judicial election.”
— Iowa Code § 46.15(2) — 1 case
State of Iowa ex rel. Gary Dickey v. Jason Besler (Iowa 2021). “Under the plain language of the Constitution and Iowa Code § 46.15 , once the chief justice has declined to make the appointment, no further remedy is available, and the question is nonjusticiable.”
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