Iowa Supreme Court candidate interviews begin today

Dan82 · Jan 24, 2011

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/ar...t-candidate-interviews-begin-today?BUSINESS04

Mark McCormick still remembers the energetic back-and-forths with the other Iowa Supreme Court justices who joined him behind closed doors more than two decades ago.

In nearly all cases, he says, the discussion over state appeals was civil. Justices resolved some cases easily. Tempers stayed in check, usually, but the debate could turn intense, he said.

"I do recall heated discussions - sometimes over family law cases, child custody issues, cases involving criminal appeals - where the arguments either involved close question of fact or serious, difficult questions of law," said McCormick, a Des Moines lawyer who served on the high court from 1972 to 1986. "But really, it could happen in any kind of case...

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Iowa Supreme Court candidate interviews begin today

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