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Iowa Code § 602.10101 (2026)
Admission to practice
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The power to admit persons to practice as attorneys and counselors in the courts of this state, or any of them, is vested exclusively in the supreme court which shall adopt and promulgate rules to carry out the intent and purpose of this article. [C97, §309, 315; S13, §315; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10907, 10918; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §610.1, 610.12; C75, 77, 79, 81, §610.1] 83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2) CS83, §602.10101 Referred to in §96.3 See Iowa Ct.R., ch 31
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Cited in 10
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1985–2026 · leading case: Iowa Supreme Court Comm'n on Unauthorized Practice of Law v. A-1 Assocs., Ltd., 623 N.W.2d 803 (Iowa 2001).
Iowa Supreme Court Comm'n on Unauthorized Practice of Law v. A-1 Assocs., Ltd., 623 N.W.2d 803 (Iowa 2001). “10101 extends only to "constitutional" courts, not "legislative" courts such as small claims.”
Thompto v. Coborn's Inc., 871 F. Supp. 1097 (N.D. Iowa 1994). “2d 777, 780 (Iowa 1974), and the Iowa legislature has recognized that power by reposing in the Iowa Supreme Court the power to admit persons to practice, Iowa Code § 602.10101 ; Peterson, 439 N.W.”
Iowa Supreme Court Bd. of Prof'l Ethics & Conduct v. Ronwin, 557 N.W.2d 515 (Iowa 1996). “Iowa Code § 602.10101 . We may revoke or suspend the license of an attorney to practice law in this state.”
Hagen v. Siouxland Obstetrics & Gynecology, P.C., 964 F. Supp. 2d 951 (N.D. Iowa 2013). “See Iowa Code § 602.10101 (“The power to admit persons to practice as attorneys and counselors in the courts of this state, or any of them, is vested exclusively in the supreme court which shall adopt and promulgate rules to carry out the intent and purpose of this article.”
Bergantzel v. Mlynarik, 619 N.W.2d 309 (Iowa 2000). “Was Bergantzel Prohibited From Negotiating a Settlement of Mly-narik’s UIM Claim Because She Was Not a Licensed Attorney? Iowa Code section 602.10101 states: *312 The power to admit persons to practice as attorneys and counselors in the courts of this state, or any of them, is…”
Matter of Peterson, 439 N.W.2d 165 (Iowa 1989). “Iowa Code § 602.10101 (1987). The applicant for admission to the bar must be a person of honesty, integrity, trustworthiness, truthfulness, and one who appreciates and will adhere to a code of conduct.”
Childs v. Reynoldson, 777 F.2d 1305 (8th Cir. 1985). “” Iowa Code § 602.10101 . Therefore, when the Iowa Supreme Court “exercis[es] its judgment on an individual petition, [it] performs a judicial act.”
Schreiber v. Bastemeyer, 644 N.W.2d 296 (Iowa 2002). “§ 602.10101. This power carries with it the obligation to “supervise the conduct of attorneys,” including the imposition of discipline when appropriate.”
Est. of Kara B. Tornell & Preston H. Tornell, both individually & in his Adm'r capacity v. Trinity Health Corp., Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp., d/b/a MercyOne West Des Moines Med. Ctr., MercyOne West Des Moines, William E. Nowysz, William Nowysz, P.C., Des Moines River Physicians, LLC, Ryan Brimeyer & The Iowa Clinic, P.C. (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). “But under its exclusive power “to admit persons to practice as attorneys and counselors in the courts of this state,” Iowa Code § 602.10101 (2023), our supreme court has created the Commission on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, see Iowa Ct.”
State Pub. Def. v. Iowa Dist. Court For Scott Cnty. (Iowa 2026). “See Iowa Code § 602.10101 et. seq. If the Davenport office had too many cases to allow for competent representation or adequate time to prepare, it should have provided evidence to support that claim.”
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