Iowa Court of Appeals

The Iowa Court of Appeals is the intermediate-level appellate court of the state of Iowa. Its purpose is to review appeals from trial court decisions which are referred to the court by the Iowa Supreme Court. The court decides the vast majority of appeals filed from trial courts in the state of Iowa, and its decisions are final unless further review is granted by the Iowa Supreme Court.

Judges of the court

The court is composed of nine judges. Each judge is appointed for one year by the governor, from a list of nominees composed by the State Judicial Nominating Commission. The judge will then serve a one-year term before facing a retention election. If the judge is reelected, his/her term will normally be six years. The retirement age is 72, after which some judges take senior status.

The judges elect the Chief Judge from among themselves every two years. The chief judge functions as the administrative head of the court.

As of July 2, 2024, the nine judges of the Iowa Court of Appeals are:

Judge	Appointed	Appointed by	Law school
Mary E. Tabor, Chief Judge	April 28, 2010	Chet Culver (D)	Iowa
Sharon Soorholtz Greer	April 27, 2019	Kim Reynolds (R)	Iowa
Julie Schumacher	August 29, 2019	Kim Reynolds (R)	Creighton
Paul B. Ahlers	November 27, 2019	Kim Reynolds (R)	Iowa
Gina Badding	July 22, 2021	Kim Reynolds (R)	Iowa
Mary Chicchelly	December 7, 2021	Kim Reynolds (R)	Iowa
Tyler Buller	October 26, 2022	Kim Reynolds (R)	Iowa
Sam Langholz	August 9, 2023	Kim Reynolds (R)	Iowa
John M. Sandy	June 28, 2024	Kim Reynolds (R)	St. Thomas

Former judges

• Terry L. Huitink (1994–2008)

Case law

• Brewbaker v. Regents, N.W.2d - (Iowa 2013)

See also

• Courts of Iowa

External links

• Homepage of the Iowa Court of Appeals
• Judges of the Iowa Court of Appeals