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Magistrate removed from the bench for use of slur, handling of sexual assault case

  • Clark Kauffman

The Iowa Supreme Court has removed from the bench a magistrate who questioned the veracity of an alleged sexual assault victim because he was a teenage male and asked whether a defendant in a separate case was a “wetback.” Magistrate David J. Hanson, who is based in Fayette County and has practiced law for more […]

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Iowa’s chief justice asks lawmakers for magistrate system changes, judicial pay increases

  • Robin Opsahl

Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen called Wednesday for a “modernization” of the state’s magistrate system, increasing state district court judge pay and addressing the lack of contract attorneys in the state as top goals for the 2025 legislative session. During her Condition of the Judiciary address, Christensen said many of the goals she […]