You would not believe how excited I am to be able to once again gather together with my family, friends, and colleagues. I hope you are all able to do the same. My family is still being very cautious and taking it slow but, looking back, things are so much better.
I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer. I’ve certainly enjoyed getting back together with family and friends and being outside for community events. I’m still being very careful, but things are feeling more and more like they did before the pandemic.
The Iowa Judicial Branch's mission calls all of us, no matter our educational background or job responsibilities, to ensure that our courts are accessible and administer the law equally to all persons. Preparing our judicial officers and court staff for this critical work expands beyond attending an annual conference or a work-related task training.
In the Balance, the Iowa Judicial Branch podcast, is set to celebrate its one year anniversary August 25. The podcast includes episodes with interviews of supreme court justices and court of appeals judges, and touches on topics such as Iowa’s first female attorney admitted to the bar, a panel discussion about diversity in the workplace, and the Iowa bar exam.
The Wapello County Family Treatment Court (FTC) was selected as a National Peer Learning Court to provide peer-to-peer learning and technical assistance to similar courts around the country. The Wapello court is one of only eight family treatment courts selected to highlight national best practice models and mentor other courts for the calendar years 2021 and 2022. It is the third time the court has received this designation.
We are excited to announce the official launch of JB Connect. This exciting project has been years in the making and will bring all IT services and knowledge together in a one-stop-shop to help you accomplish your business goals more efficiently.
After more than a year of planning, configuration, and testing, the Iowa WorkSmart Project has entered the Deploy Stage of the Workday implementation. Here’s the latest on the Iowa WorkSmart Project, including information about upcoming training, results of the recent Future State Discussions, and the importance of Project communication in the upcoming months.
Iowa Judicial Branch New Hires and Departures (January 2020-June 2021)