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Susan Christensen, the new Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court, will be first to serve a shortened term

Iowa Supreme Court Justice Susan Christensen, who was selected by her colleagues on the Court to become Chief Justice, will be the first chief justice to serve just a two-year term under a new statute enacted by the Iowa General Assembly in 2019. Prior to the passage...

District Judge Susan Christensen named to the Iowa Supreme Court

by Rox Laird | 8.02

Susan Christensen told her husband some years ago that she wanted to be a judge, and she reached that goal when she became a District Associate Judge in 2007 and a District Judge in 2015. But her climb up the judiciary ladder did not end there: On Wednesday,...

Municipal water utility not protected from strict liability for main breaks, Iowa Supreme Court rules

With sex-affirming surgery case declared moot by Iowa Supreme Court, resolution of constitutional questions awaits a future case

Iowa Supreme Court holds Black defendant not harmed by juror strike, but three justices object to a race-related reference in juror questioning

Iowa Supreme Court unanimously overturns 2017 Godfrey precedent establishing direct damages claims under Iowa Constitution

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