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Iowa Code § 602.6202 (2026)

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District judges have the full jurisdiction of the district court, including the respective jurisdictions of district associate judges and magistrates. While exercising the jurisdiction of magistrates, district judges shall employ magistrates’ practice and procedure. 83 Acts, ch 186, §7202, 10201 Referred to in §657A.11\n\n PART 3 DISTRICT ASSOCIATE JUDGES

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1987–2025 · leading case: Tyrrell v. Iowa Dist. Court, 413 N.W.2d 674 (Iowa 1987).
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Tyrrell v. Iowa Dist. Court, 413 N.W.2d 674 (Iowa 1987). · cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 602.6202 . Magistrates have jurisdiction in simple misdemeanors.”
State v. Edgington, 601 N.W.2d 31 (Iowa 1999). · cites it 2× “The defendant reasons that the district court possesses jurisdiction over juvenile matters, Iowa Code §§ 602.6202 , 602.7101(2), and a reverse waiver hearing addresses the same matters as those addressed in a juvenile court waiver hearing.”
State v. Gilliland, 604 N.W.2d 666 (Iowa 2000). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code §§ 602.6202 , 602.7101. For this reason, jurisdiction was never waived from the juvenile court.”
Mickael Clemann v. Iowa Dist. Court for Scott Cnty. (Iowa Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 602.6202 . While it is true that, in “exercising the jurisdiction of magistrates, district judges shall employ magistrates’ practice and procedure,” id.”
Winslow v. Poole (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 602.6202 . Because the jurisdiction of a district court judge includes the dockets of judicial officers with more limited jurisdiction, it includes the probate court.”
State of Iowa v. Brian Keith Tully (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 602.6202 . The original sentencing judge would have had no discretion to impose a different sentence.”
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