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Iowa Code § 602.1101 (2026)

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “Book”, “record”, or “register” means any mode of permanent recording, including but not limited to, card files, microfilm, microfiche, and electronic records.

2. “Chief judge” means the district judge selected to serve as the chief judge of the judicial district pursuant to section 602.1210.

3. “Chief justice” means the chief justice of the supreme court selected pursuant to section 602.4103.

4. “Chief juvenile court officer” means a person appointed under section 602.1217.

5. “Court employee” or “employee of the judicial branch” means an officer or employee of the judicial branch except a judicial officer.

6. “Director of juvenile court services” means the same as defined in the Iowa court rules of juvenile court services directed programs as prescribed by the supreme court and includes the deputy director of juvenile court services.

7. “District court administrator” means a person appointed pursuant to section 602.1214.

8. “Judicial officer” means a supreme court justice, a judge of the court of appeals, a district judge, a district associate judge, an associate juvenile judge, an associate probate judge, or a magistrate. The term also includes a person who is temporarily serving as a justice, judge, or magistrate as permitted by section 602.1612 or 602.9206.

9. “Magistrate” means a person appointed under article 6, part 4 to exercise judicial functions.

10. “Senior judge” means a person who qualifies as a senior judge under article 9, part 2.

11. “State court administrator” means the person appointed by the supreme court pursuant to section 602.1208. 83 Acts, ch 186, §1101, 10201, 10202; 96 Acts, ch 1153, §2; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §31, 32; 2025 Acts, ch 86, §42 Referred to in §9B.17, 99D.2, 99F.1, 607A.3, 720.7 NEW subsection 6 and former subsections 6 – 10 renumbered as 7 – 11 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1997–2017 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Christopher George Storm, 898 N.W.2d 140 (Iowa 2017).

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State of Iowa v. Christopher George Storm, 898 N.W.2d 140 (Iowa 2017). · cites it 4× “” See Iowa Code § 602.1101 (8); cf. id. §§ 602.”

Dunlap v. Action Warehouse, 824 N.W.2d 545 (Iowa Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 602.1101 (7). The subpoenas in question were not issued by any court of the state, judicial officer, or judicial magistrate.”

State v. Chidester, 570 N.W.2d 78 (Iowa 1997). · cites it 4× “3(2) defines the word “court” to mean “the district court of this state and includes, when the context requires, a judicial officer as defined in section 602.1101.” Section 602.1101(8) defines a judicial officer as “a supreme court justice, a judge of the court of appeals, a…”

In Re the Inquiry Concerning Holien, 612 N.W.2d 789 (Iowa 2000). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 602.1101 (8). Members of the Judicial Qualification Commission are not judicial officers within this definition.”

State of Iowa v. Tyrone R. Washington, Jr. (Iowa Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 3× “” We agree with Washington that the clerk of court is not vested with the discretion to excuse potential jurors. See id. § 607A.3(2) (defining “court” as “the district court of this state and include, when the context requires a judicial officer as defined with section 602.”

Amended September 18, 2017 State of Iowa v. Christopher George Storm (Iowa 2017). · cites it 2× “” See Iowa Code § 602.1101 (8); cf. id. §§ 602.”

— Iowa Code § 602.1101(8) — 1 case

State v. Chidester, 570 N.W.2d 78 (Iowa 1997). “3(2) defines the word “court” to mean “the district court of this state and includes, when the context requires, a judicial officer as defined in section 602.1101.” Section 602.1101(8) defines a judicial officer as “a supreme court justice, a judge of the court of appeals, a…”

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