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Terms Used In Iowa Code 602.1101

  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • employee of the judicial branch: include every officer or employee of the judicial branch except a judicial officer. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Judicial officer: means a supreme court justice, a judge of the court of appeals, a district judge, a district associate judge, an associate juvenile judge, an associate probate judge, or a magistrate. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Magistrate: means a judicial officer appointed under chapter 602, article 6, part 4. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Probate: Proving a will
602.1101 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “”Book””, “”record””, or “”register”” means any mode of permanent recording, including but not limited to, card files, microfilm, microfiche, and electronic records.
2. “”Chief judge”” means the district judge selected to serve as the chief judge of the judicial district pursuant to § 602.1210.
3. “”Chief justice”” means the chief justice of the supreme court selected pursuant to section
602.4103.
4. “”Chief juvenile court officer”” means a person appointed under § 602.1217.
5. “”Court employee”” or “”employee of the judicial branch”” means an officer or employee of the judicial branch except a judicial officer.
6. “”District court administrator”” means a person appointed pursuant to § 602.1214.
7. “”Judicial officer”” means a supreme court justice, a judge of the court of appeals, a district judge, a district associate judge, an associate juvenile judge, an associate probate judge, or a magistrate. The term also includes a person who is temporarily serving as a justice, judge, or magistrate as permitted by § 602.1612 or 602.9206.
8. “”Magistrate”” means a person appointed under article 6, part 4 to exercise judicial functions.
9. “”Senior judge”” means a person who qualifies as a senior judge under article 9, part 2.
10. “”State court administrator”” means the person appointed by the supreme court pursuant to § 602.1208.
83 Acts, ch 186, §1101, 10201, 10202; 96 Acts, ch 1153, §2; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §31, 32
Referred to in §9B.17, 99D.2, 99F.1, 607A.3, 720.7