# Iowa Code § 602.1101: Definitions > Iowa · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C602_S602.1101 ## Section - **Citation:** Iowa Code § 602.1101 - **Heading:** Definitions - **Jurisdiction:** Iowa - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.1101 ## Text As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Book”, “record”, or “register” means any mode of permanent recording, including but not limited to, card files, microfilm, microfiche, and electronic records. (2) “Chief judge” means the district judge selected to serve as the chief judge of the judicial district pursuant to section 602.1210. (3) “Chief justice” means the chief justice of the supreme court selected pursuant to section 602.4103. (4) “Chief juvenile court officer” means a person appointed under section 602.1217. (5) “Court employee” or “employee of the judicial branch” means an officer or employee of the judicial branch except a judicial officer. (6) “Director of juvenile court services” means the same as defined in the Iowa court rules of juvenile court services directed programs as prescribed by the supreme court and includes the deputy director of juvenile court services. (7) “District court administrator” means a person appointed pursuant to section 602.1214. (8) “Judicial officer” means a supreme court justice, a judge of the court of appeals, a district judge, a district associate judge, an associate juvenile judge, an associate probate judge, or a magistrate. The term also includes a person who is temporarily serving as a justice, judge, or magistrate as permitted by section 602.1612 or 602.9206. (9) “Magistrate” means a person appointed under article 6, part 4 to exercise judicial functions. (10) “Senior judge” means a person who qualifies as a senior judge under article 9, part 2. (11) “State court administrator” means the person appointed by the supreme court pursuant to section 602.1208. 83 Acts, ch 186, §1101, 10201, 10202; 96 Acts, ch 1153, §2; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §31, 322025 Acts, ch 86, §42 ## Nearby sections - [Iowa Code § 602.1101 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C602_S602.1101.md) - [Iowa Code § 602.1102 Judicial branch.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C602_S602.1102.md) - [Iowa Code § 602.1201 Supervision and administration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C602_S602.1201.md) - [Iowa Code § 602.1202 Judicial council.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C602_S602.1202.md) - [Iowa Code § 602.1203 Personnel conferences.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C602_S602.1203.md) - [Iowa Code § 602.1204 Procedures for judicial branch.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C602_S602.1204.md) - [Iowa Code § 602.1205 Procedures for courts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C602_S602.1205.md) - [Iowa Code § 602.1206 Rules for judges and attorneys.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C602_S602.1206.md) - [Iowa Code § 602.1207 Report of the condition of the judicial branch.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C602_S602.1207.md) - [Iowa Code § 602.1208 State court administrator.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C602_S602.1208.md) - [Iowa Code § 602.1209 General duties of the state court administrator.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C602_S602.1209.md) - [Iowa Code § 602.1209A State court administrator may contractually limit vendor liability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C602_S602.1209A.md) - [Iowa Code § 602.1210 Selection of chief judges.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C602_S602.1210.md) - [Iowa Code § 602.1211 Duties of chief judges.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C602_S602.1211.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C602_S602.1101. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.