Guy R. Cook is past president of the Iowa State Bar Association, former member of the State Judicial Nominating Commission, and chair of the association's Independence of the Judiciary Committee.

MASON CITY – Two judges in North Iowa's 2A Judicial District are up for retention votes in this year’s general election on Nov. 6. In Iowa, judges are appointed by the governor following nominations ...

Education groups and others raised questions Tuesday during an Iowa House subcommittee meeting about legislation that could ...

Iowans at the polls this November won't just be casting ballots for president and legislative candidates. They'll also be deciding whether nearly 70 judges, including a Supreme Court justice, will ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa --- Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins’ 63 percent favorability rating from fellow attorneys is the lowest score earned by a member of the court in 50 years of judicial ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The president of the Iowa State Bar Association wants the state's lawyers to take Spanish lessons to help the state's fast-growing Hispanic population. ``There are a lot of ...

DES MOINES | Gov. Terry Branstad and the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee think Iowa law school graduates should take the Iowa Bar Exam in order to practice law in the state, despite an Iowa ...