# Iowa Code § 602.1208: State court administrator

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C602_S602.1208

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 602.1208
- **Heading:** State court administrator
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.1208

## Text

(1) The supreme court, by majority vote, shall appoint a state court administrator and may remove the administrator for cause.

(2) The state court administrator is the principal administrative officer of the judicial branch, subject to the immediate direction and supervision of the chief justice.

(3) The state court administrator shall employ staff as necessary to perform the duties of the administrator, subject to the approval of the supreme court and budget limitations. The administrator shall implement the comparable worth directives issued under section 602.1204, subsection 2 in all court employment decisions.

(4) All judicial officers and court employees shall comply with procedures and requests of the state court administrator with respect to information and statistical data bearing on the state of the dockets of the courts, the progress of court business, and other matters reflecting judicial business and the expenditure of moneys for the maintenance and operation of the judicial system.

83 Acts, ch 186, §1208, 10201; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §39

## 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)

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