1. The jurisdiction of the court of appeals is coextensive with the state. The court of
appeals has appellate jurisdiction only in cases in chancery, and constitutes a court for the
correction of errors at law.
2. The court of appeals has subject matter jurisdiction to review the following matters:
a. Civil actions and special civil proceedings, whether at law or in equity.
b. Criminal actions.
c. Postconviction remedy proceedings.
d. A judgment of a district judge in a small claims action.
3. The jurisdiction of the court of appeals with respect to actions and parties is limited to
those matters for which an appeal or review proceeding properly has been brought before the\n\nTue Dec 09 22:00:11 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 602 (74, 2)
31 JUDICIAL BRANCH, §602.5108\n\nsupreme court, and for which the supreme court pursuant to section 602.4102 has entered an
order transferring the matter to the court of appeals.
4. The court of appeals and judges of the court may issue writs and other process
necessary for the exercise and enforcement of the court’s jurisdiction, but a writ, order, or
other process issued in a matter that is not before the court pursuant to an order of transfer
issued by the supreme court is void.
83 Acts, ch 186, §6103, 10201
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in
48
cases (
33 in the last 5 years), 2009–2026 · leading case:
State v. Effler, 769 N.W.2d 880 (Iowa 2009).
State v. Effler, 769 N.W.2d 880 (Iowa 2009).
· cites it 2× “§ 602.5103(3). Once a transfer has been made, the supreme court no longer has jurisdiction of the matter, unless a party seeks further review of the court of appeals decision.”
State of Iowa v. Montez Guise (Iowa Ct. App. 2018).
· cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 602.5103 (providing the court of appeals “constitutes a court for correction of errors at law”).”
State of Iowa v. Gerald Dean Williams, 922 N.W.2d 106 (Iowa Ct. App. 2018).
· cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 602.5103 (providing the court of appeals "constitutes a court for correction of errors at law").”
Max Thorndike v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2018).
· cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 602.5103 (1) (2015) (providing the court of appeals “constitutes a court for the correction of errors at law”).”
State of Iowa v. Kenneth J. Shadlow (Iowa Ct. App. 2018).
· cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 602.5103 (2018) (providing the court of appeals “constitutes a court for correction of errors at law”).”
State of Iowa v. Carmen Ledesma (Iowa Ct. App. 2018).
· cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 602.5103 (1) (providing the court of appeals “constitutes a court for correction of errors at law”); Meier v.”
State of Iowa v. Larry Leroy Gross Jr. (Iowa Ct. App. 2018).
· cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 602.5103 (1) (providing the court of appeals “constitutes a court for the correction of errors at law”); Meier v.”
In the Interest of J.C., Minor Child (Iowa Ct. App. 2018).
· cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 602.5103 (1) (providing the court of appeals “constitutes a court for the correction of errors at law”).”
— Iowa Code § 602.5103(1) — 1 case
— Iowa Code § 602.5103(2) — 1 case
— Iowa Code § 602.5103(2)(a) — 1 case
— Iowa Code § 602.5103(3) — 2 cases
State v. Effler, 769 N.W.2d 880 (Iowa 2009).
“§ 602.5103(3). Once a transfer has been made, the supreme court no longer has jurisdiction of the matter, unless a party seeks further review of the court of appeals decision.”
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