I will put the instructions first, after i will put the the paragraph that the answers have to be. Instructions: part one after reading about Iowa courts and judge answer of the following:1) Name each of Iowa courts/judges I discussed in the written lecture (5 points) list the types of cases each of those courts/judges normally handle.(5)Part two use the information about Iowa courts and judges to answer each of the following questions: which court/Judge would most likely hear each of the following cases? (1point each) why? (1 points each)The answers have to be from this paragraph ?lowa Courts AJudges in the state of lowa are separated out into trial judges and appellate judges. The following descriptions explain each of the different levels courts in the state of lowa. Please note that this information is not the same as is provided in your book that discussed the Federal Court System. judges and First of all, judges in lowa are chosen on a merit based system. We do not have judicial elections and judges in the state of lowa are not permitted to be involved in any political activity while they are holding their position. The process for picking a judge is slightly different at each level and all judges exceptmagistrates appear on the ballot for a retention vote.Magistrates: Magistrates are chosen by nominating commissions. The nominating commission is made up of two attorneys and three lay people from the county along with one district court judge. The commission meets every four years with all of the applicants that apply for the position and choses the most qualified candidate for the position. They serve for four years. Magistrates are part time judges in the state of lowa and are allowed to have law practices in addition to their duties as a Magistrate. The person holding the position must be an attorney licensed in the state of lowa. A magistrate has the authority to hear the following types of cases:? Small claims (civil cases involving disputes of $6,500.00 or less)Simple misdemeanor criminal cases . Initial appearances on all criminal casesDistrict Associate Court Judges: District Associate Court judges are full time judges and are not allowed to practice law while they are in their position. District Associate Court Judges are chosen by District Court Judges after a nominating commission meets. The nominating commission is the same as the magistrate nominating commission. The commission meets with all of the applicants that apply for the position and then meet to decide who the three most qualified candidates are. The nominating commission sends those three names to the District Court Judges in the district in which the county is located. They hold a meeting where they interview each of the three candidates and then choose the most qualified person for the position. District Associate Court Judges appear on the ballot for retention every six years. District Associate Court Judges have authority to hear all of the cases that a magistrate can hear but for efficiency reasons usually do not. They also have the authority to hear the following cases (which is what they most commonly hear):. Civil cases over $6,500.00 and up to $10,000.00 . Criminal cases up to class D felonyDistrict Court Judges: District Court Judges are appointed by the Governor of the state of lowa after a nominating commission narrows the candidates down to two people. When a position is open, attorneys in the district are invited to apply. The District Court Nominating Commission which is made up of five lay people and five attorneys and the senior District Court Judge in the district. The nominating commission meets with all of the candidates and chooses the two most qualified people. Those names are directed to the governor's office and after interviews, the governor chooses the most qualified person and appoints them. District Court Judges appear on the ballot for retention every six years. District Court Judges are authorized the hear all of the cases that a magistrate and associate court judge can hear. For efficiency purposes they normally do not. District Court Judges are the highest trial court judges in the state. They are also authorized to hear the following cases:. Criminal cases up to class A felony . Any civil cases under state law above $10,000.00 with no limit on the dollar amount? Family law including divorce, custody, adoption, child support ? Probate cases including guardianships, conservatorships and estate matters Court of Appeals Judges: Court of Appeals judges hear only appeals. The judges are appointed by the governor after a state court nominating commission meets and send a list of nominees similar to the process of the District Court Judges. The court of appeals is made up of nine judges in the state of lowa that generally sit in panels of three to hear appeals. The Court of Appeals Judges hear most of the appeals in the state but the appeals do not automatically go to them. Every case that is appealed is appealed to our Supreme Court. The Supreme Court then decides which cases they will keep and which cases they will pass down to the court of appeals. The judges on the court of appeal are reviewing cases from the trial court to see if the decision was correct or if an error was made. Sometimes they can change the decision of the trial court judge and sometimes they just determine that an error was made and they send the case down to the trial court to fix. They issue written decisions that can either be published or non published but are available to the parties and the public.Supreme Court: The Supreme Court is the highest court in lowa. The justices are appointed by the governor after a state court nominating commission meets and send a list of nominees similar to the process of the District Court Judges. The Supreme Court is made up of seven justices that usually all hear each of the appeals that come before them. Every case that is appealed is appealed to our Supreme Court. The Supreme Court then decides which cases they will keep and which cases they will pass down to the court of appeals. They generally will only keep cases that are cases of first impression (never been decided in lowa before) or cases with constitutional issues. They do keep other types of cases but the majority of the appeals are sent to the Court of appeal to be heard. The Supreme Court also presides over cases involving attorney misconduct and has the ability to suspend or revoke an attorney's license or to provide another punishment if they have violated the rules of ethics.

9. Civil case for property damage in the amount of $12,000.00. 10. A guardianship and conservatorship for someone who can no longer take care of themselves. 11. Civil case for property damage in the amount of $1,000,000.00. 12. Criminal case for a simple misdemeanor. 13, An appeal from a conviction for a class D Felony that Involves a constitutional issue and an issue that has never been heard by the appellate courts before. 14. An appeal from a jury verdict for $8,000.00 in a civil car accident case. 15. A dissolution of marriage case