Senate Journal: Page 49: Wednesday, January 12, 2000

  The committee waited upon Governor Vilsack and escorted him to
  the Speaker's station.

  The committee appointed waited upon Chief Justice McGiverin
  and escorted him to the Speaker's station.

  President Kramer then presented Chief Justice McGiverin, who
  delivered the following Condition of the Iowa Judiciary 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
  best occasion to share with you, indeed with the people of Iowa, our
  assessment of the
  state's justice system.

  There are a few matters I should mention before I begin my main remarks.

  I want to recognize the newest members of the Iowa Court of Appeals:  Judge
  Daryl
  Hecht of Sioux City, Judge John Miller of Burlington, and Judge Anuradha
  Vaitheswaran of Des Moines; and our two newest chief judges, William Eads of
  the
  Sixth Judicial District and David Hendrickson of the Eighth Judicial
  District.

  You are all invited to join us for refreshments and conversation downstairs
  in the
  courtroom following this address.  During the reception, we will take a few
  minutes to
  present our annual Child Advocate of the Year Award to a very deserving
  couple, foster
  parents Pat and Terry Crosley of Audubon.  The Crosleys' unwavering devotion
  to
  dozens of foster children is a shining example of the power of caring for
  others.

  Also, we have set up displays about special court programs and court
  technology in
  the hall outside the courtroom.  We hope you'll spend some time browsing
  through
  them and see some of the things we are doing to better serve the people who
  use the
  courts.

  Finally, I want to speak to you for a moment, not as Chief Justice, but as
  Art
  McGiverin.  The first time I gave this address was in 1988, and this is last
  time I will
  do so because I will retire later this year.  It has been an honor and a
  personal privilege
  to visit with you each year.  I want to thank the members of the legislative
  staff for
  their thoughtful attention when making the arrangements for this address;
  the
  members of the general assembly for the many courtesies you have extended to
  me
  over the years; and the other justices for their ideas, editorial
  contributions, and
  support.  And I would be remiss if I overlooked the most important thank you
  of all, to
  my wife Joan, for sharing this day with me for the past twelve years.

  I must confess that earlier, while I was being escorted up the grand
  staircase, my
  mind wandered from the state of the judiciary to our beautiful Capitol
  building.  From
  its solid stone foundation, to its elegant decorations, and soaring golden
  dome, many

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