Chief Justice Christensen was appointed to the Iowa Supreme Court in 2018. The members of the court selected her as chief justice in February 2020. She was born and raised in Harlan, Iowa. She earned her bachelor's degree from Judson College in 1988 and her law degree from Creighton University School of Law in 1991.

Susan Larson Christensen [1] (born April 27, 1962) is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Iowa Supreme Court since 2018 and as the chief justice since 2020.

Jan 9, 2025 · The Iowa Supreme Court reselected Justice Susan Larson Christensen, Harlan, as chief justice. Chief Justice Christensen’s previous term as chief justice expired December 31, 2024. Her new term begins January 1, 2025.

Nov 3, 2020 · Susan Christensen is a judge of the Iowa Supreme Court. She assumed office in 2018. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028. Christensen ran for re-election for judge of the Iowa Supreme Court. She won in the retention election on November 3, 2020. Christensen was elected by her peers as chief justice in February 2020.

Jan 16, 2025 · DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen delivered her fifth Condition of the Judiciary address on Wednesday, reflecting on the past year and looking ahead to the future.

Jan 4, 2023 · DES MOINES – The Iowa Supreme Court reselected Justice Susan Christensen, Harlan, as chief justice. Chief Justice Christensen’s previous term on the court expired December 31, 2022. Her new term begins January 1, 2023.

Jan 15, 2025 · 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 ...

Jan 4, 2023 · On Jan. 3, the Iowa Supreme Court announced that Justice Susan Christensen has been reselected as chief justice. Chief Justice Christensen, of Harlan, served the two-year length of her previous term which ended on Dec. 31, 2022.

Jan 8, 2021 · DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Supreme Court reselected Justice Susan Christensen as chief justice. At the first meeting in each odd-numbered year, the justices of the supreme court by majority vote shall designate one justice as …

Jan 3, 2023 · The Iowa Supreme Court has re-selected Justice Susan Christensen, Harlan, as chief justice. Christensen’s previous term on the court expired Dec. 31, 2022. Her new term began Jan. 1, 2023.