Judicial Branch Administration (1370XD) - Judicial Branch

This bill strengthens residency requirements for Iowa judicial officers. It requires district judges, associate judges, magistrates, juvenile judges, and probate judges to reside in their judicial district or a contiguous county throughout their entire term of office. The law also specifies that these officials must serve within their appointed district as directed by the chief judge, with limited reassignment authority. These changes directly affect all elected or appointed judges at the district, associate, magistrate, juvenile, and probate levels across Iowa's judicial districts.