Related story by Trish Mehaffey here Map for Michael Streit, 2010 Map for David Baker, 2010 Map for Marsha Ternus, 2010 Map for David Wiggins, 2012 Counties where majority voted to retain Wiggins (counties where majority voted to oust judges in 2010 appear in bold): Allamakee Black Hawk Boone Bremer Buchanan Cedar Cerro Gordo Clayton [...]

MAP: Iowa counties’ votes on judicial retention (counties in green voted to retain Wiggins) Court watchers say it’s difficult to pinpoint why Iowa voters decided to retain Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins Tuesday just two years after three others who participated in the state’s landmark same-sex marriage ruling were ousted. Does the 670,013 to 556,782 [...]

MAP: Iowa counties’ votes on judicial retention (counties in green voted to retain Wiggins) Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins thanked Iowans Wednesday for preserving fair and impartial courts. “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 [...]

DES MOINES – Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins thanked Iowans Wednesday for preserving fair and impartial courts. “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 [...]

DES MOINES -Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady said Tuesday live streaming oral arguments is just one more way the judiciary can be transparent to the public and help wipe away any residual animosity or distrust created in last year’s retention election. “The more they see of the process they will appreciate and see [...]