Iowa Supreme Court

The Iowa Supreme Court is the constitutional head of the judicial branch of the state of Iowa. Justices are appointed by the governor from a list of nominees submitted by the State Judicial Nominating Commission. A justice serves an initial term of office that is one year after appointment and until January 1 following the next judicial retention election after expiration of such year. The regular term of office of justices retained at election is eight years. A justice must retire upon reaching the age of 72. The justices elect the chief justice.

Its members and appointment years are:

*Chief Justice Marsha K. Ternus, 1993 (Justice), 2006 (Chief Justice)
*Mark S. Cady, 1998
*Michael J. Streit, 2001
*David Wiggins, 2003
*Daryl Hecht, 2006
*Brent R. Appel, 2006
*David L. Baker, 2008

External links

* [http://www.judicial.state.ia.us/Supreme_Court/Justices/ More information on the justices]
* [http://www.judicial.state.ia.us/ Website of the judicial branch of Iowa]