Section 633.20B - Appointment and resignation of full-time associate probate judges1. Full-time associate probate judges shall be appointed by the governor from persons nominated by the district judicial nominating commission in the same manner as district judges under chapter 46.2. A full-time associate probate judge who seeks to resign from the office of full-time associate probate judge shall notify in writing the governor, the chief judge of the judicial district, and the state commissioner of elections as to the full-time associate probate judge's intention to resign and the effective date of the resignation.3. When a vacancy occurs or will occur within one hundred twenty days in the office of a full-time associate probate judge, the state commissioner of elections shall forthwith so notify the governor. The governor shall call a meeting of the commission within ten days after such notice. If the governor fails to do so, the chief justice shall call such meeting.99 Acts, ch 93, §13, 15; 99 Acts, ch 208, §62; 2003 Acts, ch 151, §51, 64; 2022 Acts, ch 1033, §12
Amended by 2022 Iowa, ch 1033, s 12, eff. 7/1/2022.99 Acts, ch 93, §13, 15; 99 Acts, ch 208, §62; 2003 Acts, ch 151, §51, 64Referred to in §602.2301, 602.6113