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Iowa Official Registers

1927 -1928

Supreme Court of Iowa

Chief Justice:
William D. Evans, of Hampton, Franklin county, term expires December 31, 1928
Associate Justices:
Truman S. Stevens, of Hamburg, Fremont county, term expires December 31, 1928
Frederick F. Faville, of Fort Dodge, Webster county, term expires December 31, 1932
Lawrence De Graff, of Des Moines, Polk county, term expires December 31, 1932
Charles W. Vermilion, of Centerville, Appanoose county, term expires December 31, 1932
Elma G. Albert, of Jefferson, Greene county, term expires December 31, 1930
Edgar A. Morling, of Emmetsburg, Palo Alto county, term expires December 31, 1930
James W. Kindig, of Sioux City, Woodbury county, term expires December 31, 1929

Clerk of Supreme Court:
Burgess W. Garrett, of Leon, Decatur county, term expires January, 1931 (photo - see state officers pg. 1)`

Deputy Clerk of Supreme Court:
Dutton Stahl, of Prescott, Adams county, term expires January, 1931
 

Reporter of Supreme Court & Code Editor:
Ulysses G. Whitney, of Sioux City, Woodbury county, born in Iowa. Term 4 yrs. Appointed by the Supreme court. Salary $4,500. Term expires January, 1931 (photo - see state officers pg. 1)

Deputy Reporter of Supreme Court:
Mary A. Reid, of Des Moines, Polk county

Bailiff of Supreme Court:
John Gordinier, Des Moines, Polk county
 

Organization - The supreme court consists of eight judges, five of whom constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but one alone may adjourn from day to day, or to a particular day, or until the next term. The judge whose term first expires is the chief justice, and so on in rotation, except when the terms of two of the justices expire at the same time the senior in age serves first as chief justice.

Jurisdiction - not transcribed
Terms - not transcribed
Appeals in Civil cases - not transcribed
Appeal in Criminal cases - not transcribed

Salary - The salary of each justice is six thousand dollars ($6,000) a year, to be increased to $7,500 a year by act of the forty-first general assembly, applicable to judges elected or reelected after July 4, 1925. Each general assembly also appropriates sufficient funds for the payment of stenographers, bailiffs and such other incidental expenses as may be incurred by the court.
 

District Courts of Iowa

There are at the present time sixty-nine judges of the district court of the state of Iowa. The state is divided into 21 judicial districts and each district is entitled to from one to six judges, the number being fixed by statute. The judges are elected for terms of four years and receive an annual salary of $4,000; also actual and necessary hotel and living expenses not to exceed $3.00 per day when away from home, and transportation expenses. Each judge appoints a shorthand reporter, who receives $10 per day for each day's attendance upon said court, and in case the per diem does not equal $2,400, then the county or counties composing the district make up the deficiency in proportion to the number of days of court held in such county or counties.

Judges and Reporters of the District Court

First District

Second District
Counties: Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Lucas, Monroe, Van Buren and Wapello

Third District
Counties: Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Ringgold, Taylor, Union and Wayne

Fourth District
Counties Woodbury and Monona

Fifth District
Counties: Adair, Dallas, Guthrie, Madison, Marion and Warren

Sixth District
Counties: Jasper, Keokuk, Mahaska, Poweshiek and Washington

Seventh District
Counties: Clinton, Jackson, Muscatine and Scott

Eighth District
Counties: Iowa and Johnson

Ninth District
Counties: Polk

Tenth District
Counties: Black Hawk, Buchanan, Delaware and Grundy

Eleventh District
Counties: Boone, Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Story, Webster and Wright

Twelfth District
Counties: Bremer, Butler, Floyd, Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Mitchell, Winnebago and Worth

Thirteenth District
Counties: Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard and Winneshiek

Fourteenth District
Counties: Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto and Pocahontas

Fifteenth District
Counties: Audubon, Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie and Shelby

Sixteenth District
Counties: Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Greene, Ida and Sac

Seventeenth District
Counties: Benton, Marshall, Tama

Eighteenth District
Counties: Cedar, Jones and Linn

Nineteenth District
Counties: Dubuque

Twentieth District
Counties: Des Moines and Louisa

Twenty-First District
Counties: Cherokee, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth and Sioux

Municipal Courts

(abstracted)
Any city having a population of five thousand or more ... may establish a municipal court. The salary of municipal court judge is $3,000 in cities with population less than 30,000; $3,400 with population between 30,000 and less than 75,000; $3,600 with population 75,000 or over. Compensation of court reporter is fixed by the judge at not to exceed $8.00 per day. Salary of clerk is $1,800; $2,200 and $2,600 according to population of the city as above indicated. Municipal courts have concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in all civil matters where the amount in controversy does not exceed $1,000, except in probate matters, actions for divorce, alimony, separate maintenance, directly affecting title to real estate, and juvenile proceedings unless otherwise authorized. (remainder not transcribed)

Superior Courts

(abstracted)
The statutes provide that any city containing 4,000 inhabitants, may establish a superior court. There are at present 6 such courts..... The judges are elected for terms of 4 years and receive an annual salary of $2,000 in cities up to 25,000 population; $3,000 in cities of 25,000 to 40,000; and $3,750 in cities of 40,000 or more. The judges appoint a shorthand reporter, whose compensation is not more than $8.00/day. (remainder not transcribed)