Active Trial judge
Iowa Judicial District 5 District Court
Iowa
Overview
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
Before you appear
Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.
Statewide and courtwide guidance is labeled by scope and is not evidence of a personal preference. Division, judge-specific, or case-specific orders may control.
Presentation rules
Iowa prohibits broadcasting, recording, photographing, texting, blogging, or tweeting real-time courtroom coverage unless the presiding judicial officer permits it in advance.
prohibited unless the presiding judicial officer expressly permits coverage in advance
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
Iowa's expanded news media coverage framework requires approval, but the judge should allow coverage unless it would materially interfere with protected interests or the proceeding.
The judge shall allow expanded news media coverage unless the judge concludes
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
Iowa Chapter 25 requires approval before using electronic devices for photography, video recording, audio recording, or streaming video in a courtroom.
Electronic devices for photography, video recording, audio recording, or streaming video may not be used
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
Courtroom technology
Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.
Published opinion footprint
This does not mean the judge has no published opinions or no caseload. KYJ will only show opinion counts after transparent, source-linked CourtListener matching is available.
Sources
Identity source · HTML · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/district-court/judicial-district-5/judges-and-magistratesStatewide · HTML · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.iowacourts.gov/newsroom/expanded-news-media-coverageStatewide · PDF · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.iowacourts.gov/static/media/cms/25_2_44097B6A827DC.pdfChange history
Identity imported from Iowa Judicial Branch. 3 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.