All judges of courts of record shall qualify before taking office following appointment by
taking and subscribing an oath to the effect that they will support the Constitution of the
United States and the Constitution of the State of Iowa, and that, without fear, favor, affection,\n\nTue Dec 09 22:30:42 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 63 (19, 0)
§63.6, TIME AND MANNER OF QUALIFYING 2\n\nor hope of reward, they will, to the best of their knowledge and ability, administer justice
according to the law, equally to the rich and the poor.
[C51, §322, 334; R60, §552, 564; C73, §673, 685; C97, §1179; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1050; C46,
50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §63.6]
2006 Acts, ch 1030, §11
Referred to in §602.6403
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Notes of Decisions
State of Iowa v. John Arthur Senn Jr., 882 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 2016).
· cites it 4× “See Iowa Code § 63.6 (requiring judges to take an oath to “support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Iowa, and .”
Leyda v. Roach, 650 F. Supp. 951 (S.D. Iowa 1987).
· cites it 2× “6 (1985) provides: All judges of courts of record shall qualify before taking office following appointment by taking and subscribing an oath to the effect that they will support the Constitution of the United States and that of the state of Iowa, and that, without fear, favor,…”
State of Iowa v. John Arthur Senn Jr. (Iowa 2016).
· cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 63.6 (requiring judges to take an oath to “support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Iowa, and .”
State of Iowa v. Miguel Tojin Chivalan (Iowa Ct. App. 2021).
· cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 63.6 . At least in the current context, though, we believe constitutional challenges like Chivalan’s should be addressed to the trial judge—through a motion to suppress or otherwise—not to the jury through marshalling instructions.”
State of Iowa v. Tiffany Sue McCalley (Iowa 2022).
· cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 63.6 (2021). Yet uttering words affirming this lofty principle is easy; ensuring it in practice requires vigilance.”
David James Hanson, Magistrate. (Iowa 2025).
· cites it 2× “2d 487 , 491 (Iowa 2022) (noting that it has been the law in Iowa since 1974 that a conviction for rape can be supported solely by the victim’s testimony, without a need for 26 corroboration), it is also contrary to his oath as a judge to set aside any preconceived biases, see…”
David James Hanson, Magistrate. (Iowa 2025).
· cites it 2× “2d 487 , 491 (Iowa 2022) (noting that it has been the law in Iowa since 1974 that a conviction for rape can be supported solely by the victim’s testimony, without a need for 26 corroboration), it is also contrary to his oath as a judge to set aside any preconceived biases, see…”
State of Iowa v. Jesse Arnold Hunter (Iowa Ct. App. 2026).
· cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 63.6 . Because I doubt eviscerating the error- preservation rules, as Chawech and Hallock seem to compel, is consistent with fidelity to the code and constitution, I feel I must issue this separate dubitante writing.”
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