Senate File 2098
SENATE FILE
BY KREIMAN
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to the exercise of district judge authority by a
2 district associate judge.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 602.6306, subsection 3, Code 2003, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 3. When a district judge is unable to serve as a result of
1 4 temporary incapacity, a A district associate judge may, by
1 5 order of the chief judge of the judicial district enrolled in
1 6 the records of the clerk of the district court, temporarily
1 7 exercise any judicial authority within the jurisdiction of a
1 8 district judge during the time of incapacity with respect to
1 9 the matters or classes of matters specified in that order.
1 10 EXPLANATION
1 11 This bill relates to the exercise of district judge
1 12 authority by a district associate judge.
1 13 The bill provides that the chief judge of a judicial
1 14 district may order a district associate judge to temporarily
1 15 exercise judicial authority within the jurisdiction of a
1 16 district judge. Current law provides that a chief judge may
1 17 only order a district associate judge to temporarily exercise
1 18 judicial authority within the jurisdiction of a district judge
1 19 upon the incapacitation of a district judge.
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