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Home | Sign In | Join The Iowa State Bar Association Helping Iowa Attorneys Succeed Toggle navigation MENU About Publications Legislative Public Education Engage Store Membership Member Benefits CLE Public Resources Remember to turn over your ballot and vote on Iowa’s judges By Jerry Schnurr, ISBA President The Iowa State Bar Association’s Fair and Impartial Courts Committee, and I personally, would like to remind all ISBA members to turn over your ballot and vote on Iowa’s judges and justices up for retention in the 2020 election. The Des Moines Register published a letter to the editor from myself and the Committee Chairman Guy Cook on why we believe, no matter your political stripes or personal opinions on rulings, a “yes” vote on retention is crucial to maintaining Iowa’s long-standing tradition of fair and impartial courts and upholding our state’s merit-based judicial selection system. We urge you to read the letter and share it in your social circles or on social media. READ MORE 2020 Judicial Performance Review results released has released the results of its performance evaluation of the 95 judges standing for retention in this year’s November general election. The ISBA biennially conducts a survey of its attorney members and compiles the results to give voters information on which to base their decisions about keeping a judge on the bench. Full results of the 2020 Judicial Performance Review are available here . Learn more information by visiting judicialfacts.org . It's like listservs, only better! Engage is ’s professional online community for each ISBA committee or section. • Visit Engage • ISBA Directory • Update Your Profile In response to the developing situation surrounding COVID-19 , the ISBA has compiled a variety of resources to assist and educate members. • COVID-19 resources • COVID-19 webinars • COVID-19 legal hotline • ISBA People's Law School Living Wills, also called Advance Care Directives, are documents that set forth your personal wishes with respect to medical care. All adults have the basic right to control decisions about their own medical care. • View More Information The trusted way for Iowans to connect. Attorneys listed charge $25 or less for the first 30 minutes. All lawyers listed are members of . • Find a Lawyer • Self Help Tools FEATURED NEWS Earn substantial state, ethics and juvenile credit at 2020 Family Law Seminar Join us Oct. 21-23 for this year's Family Law Seminar, taking place via the live webinar format. Fifteen state hours which includes 2 ethics and 3 juvenile law credit hours have been applied for making this event a fantastic opportunity to earn necessary credit. View special invite presentation Highlighted presentations include "Appropriate Parenting Plans for Geographically Separated Parents" (David Cox, Bray & Klockau PLC); "Attorney Burnout/Compassion Fatigue" (Hon. Fae Hoover-Grinde, District Court Judge, District 6); and "Positive Programs in Iowa: What’s Working" (Ellen Ramsey-Kacena, Office of the Attorney General of Iowa). REGISTER TODAY ISBA offers free three-month trial of Trustifi to work more securely from home To help members working remotely take a proactive approach to email security, the ISBA has authorized a three-month trial period of the popular Trustifi email security program – free of charge. If you have additional questions or would like to take advantage of this special offer, please contact Hank Hanson at hhanson@iowabar.org or (515) 697-7865. LEARN MORE Resources related to COVID-19 outbreak The ISBA has compiled a resource page related to COVID-19 that might be helpful to members, specifically in their workplaces. VIEW RESOURCES Quick Links Join Now! Renew IowaDocs® Career Center Ethics Join Now FastCase Iowadocs Career Center Ethics & Advice Legal News View RSS feed Master Calendar View RSS feed Contact • 625 East Court Avenue • Des Moines, IA 50309 Ph. (515) 243-3179 • Fax (515) 243-2511 Email: isba@iowabar.org Social Membership Software Powered by YourMembership :: Legal so that it does not interfere with any potential customer scripts within the ) --...