IA HF956

Expands judicial officer residency requirements to allow district judges, district associate judges, magistrates, and associate juvenile and probate judges to reside in either their judicial election district or a contiguous county, rather than only within the district itself

Raises the mandatory retirement age for judicial officers from 72 to 78 years, increases the senior judge retirement age from 78 to 84 years (with possible extension to 86), and requires judicial nominees to be able to serve an initial and one regular term before reaching age 78

Authorizes courts to hold proceedings by remote means of communication and requires civil pleadings to be entered in the appearance docket within two business days of filing for new petitions or orders

Transfers court reporter supervision authority from individual judges to the chief judge of each judicial district, who may supervise, schedule, and assign duties to all court reporters, with delegation permitted to the district court administrator

Repeals Section 602.11110 of the Iowa Code and modifies procedures for court reporter appointments, removals, and temporary assignments when judicial vacancies occur