In her Condition of the Judiciary speech, Iowa’s Supreme Court chief justice appealed to state lawmakers for greater support for the judicial branch, both in the state budget and in public responses ...

Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen delivers the annual Condition of the Judiciary address Jan. 11 at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines. (Erin Murphy/The Gazette) Buy Photo DES MOINES — ...

Child protection officials appealed a judge's order to hold hearing before moving a child to home that allegedly lacked ...

In 2022, Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen went around the state to find out what issues face district courts and lawyers. In her third State of the Judiciary address, she spoke on ...

PALESTINIAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN. BACK HERE AT HOME, IOWA LAWMAKERS ARE RECEIVING AN UPDATE ON THE IOWA JUDICIAL BRANCH IN HER FIFTH STATE OF THE JUDICIARY. CHIEF JUSTICE SUSAN CHRISTIANSEN ASKED STATE ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - Iowa’s top judge is calling on state lawmakers to make reforms to the judicial system this legislative session. In particular, she’s asking for ...

Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen will address legislators in her annual Condition of the Judiciary address at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15. Christensen, who was reelected last week by ...

Iowa Chief Justice Susan Christensen delivers her 2024 Condition of the Judiciary address Wednesday to a joint session of the Iowa Legislature. (Tom Barton/The Gazette) Buy Photo DES MOINES — ...

Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen called Wednesday for a “modernization” of the state’s magistrate system, increasing state district court judge pay and addressing the lack of ...

In her speech to state lawmakers, Iowa's chief justice said the state's ability to provide lawyers for indigent defendants is “on the verge of snapping.” Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan ...

EASTERN IOWA, AS WELL. THIS MORNING, THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE IOWA SUPREME COURT DELIVERED HER FOURTH CONDITION OF THE JUDICIARY SPEECH. CHIEF JUSTICE SUSIE CHRISTIANSEN SAYS PROGRESS IS BEING MADE ...

Chief Justice Susan Christensen wants Iowa's legislators to feel the same urgency about juvenile justice that she does. In her fifth year as Chief Justice, Christensen's annual Condition of the ...