Iowa SSB1200 updates judicial officer residency rules, allows remote court proceedings, and changes court reporter duties and civil pleadings.

Iowa SSB1200 modifies judicial branch administration by expanding residency requirements for judicial officers, including district judges, district associate judges, magistrates, full-time associate juvenile judges, and full-time associate probate judges. It allows courts to hold proceedings via remote communication and changes the duties and supervision of court reporters. The bill also alters the process for making entries in the appearance docket for civil pleadings, allowing clerks to provide access to pleadings before the docket entry is made.

Iowa SSB1200 updates judicial officer residency rules, allows remote court proceedings, and changes court reporter duties and civil pleadings.

Iowa SSB1200 modifies judicial branch administration by expanding residency requirements for judicial officers, including district judges, district associate judges, magistrates, full-time associate juvenile judges, and full-time associate probate judges. It allows courts to hold proceedings via remote communication and changes the duties and supervision of court reporters. The bill also alters the process for making entries in the appearance docket for civil pleadings, allowing clerks to provide access to pleadings before the docket entry is made.