Iowa Supeme Couert Chief Justice Mark Cady and Justice David Wiggins, who was the target of an anti-retention effort, issued the following statements this morning:

Cady:

I wish to thank all Iowans who voted to retain the justices and judges around the state for another term. This is an important moment in the history of Iowa’s courts. Yesterday, Iowans came together in support of a fair and impartial court system. Today, the full court will continue its work to resolve disputes fairly and impartially based upon the facts of the case and the rule of law and to provide support for Iowa’s exceptional court system and its employees.

I also want to acknowledge and thank all the different organizations and those individual Iowans, from across the political spectrum and from different walks of life, who worked tirelessly over the past few months in support of our courts.

Wiggins:

I want to thank everybody who worked so hard to keep politics out of our courts, and I want to thank the people of Iowa who preserved the fairness and impartiality of Iowa’s courts and agree that equal means equal.