House Journal: Page 56: Wednesday, January 12, 2000
Senator Bartz of Worth moved that a committee of six, consisting
of three members from the Senate and three members from the
House of Representatives, be appointed to notify Chief Justice Arthur
A. McGiverin that the joint convention was ready to receive him.
The motion prevailed and the President appointed as such
committee Senators Redfern of Black Hawk, Lamberti of Polk and
Fraise of Lee, on the part of the Senate, and Representatives Garman
of Story, Shey of Linn and Kreiman of Davis, on the part of the
House.
Secretary of State, Chester J. Culver; Treasurer of State, Michael
Fitzgerald; Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Patty
Judge; and State Auditor Dick Johnson were escorted into the House
chamber.
The Justices of the Supreme Court and the Chief Judge, and the
Judges of the Court of Appeals were escorted into the House chamber.
Chief Justice McGiverin’s wife, Joan McGiverin from Ottumwa; his
niece, Phyllis Martin and her husband, Ralph Martin, from
California; his nephew, Terry McGiverin, from Virginia; and his
cousin Ed McGivern and Mrs. Jo McGivern from Keystone, Iowa,
were escorted into the House chamber.
The committee waited upon Governor Thomas J. Vilsack and
escorted him to the Speaker’s station.
The committee waited upon Chief Justice Arthur A. McGiverin
and escorted him to the Speaker’s station.
President Kramer presented Chief Justice Arthur A. McGiverin
who delivered the following Condition of the Judicial Branch
Message:
President Kramer, Speaker Siegrist, distinguished members of the General
Assembly, Governor Vilsack, Lieutenant Governor Pederson, State Officials, Judicial
Colleagues, friends and my fellow Iowans:
On behalf of the court and all judges and court personnel across Iowa, I want to
thank President Kramer and Speaker Siegrist for the invitation to speak to you about
the condition of the Iowa Judicial Branch. The court regards this yearly report as its
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