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IOWA APPEALS COURT SETS HEARING FOR NOMINATIONS LAWSUIT

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Iowa’s Court of Appeals has set a date for arguments in a lawsuit that challenges a law giving the governor more power over the selection of supreme court and appeals court judges.

Chief Judge Thomas Bower says the court will hear arguments on November 6th.

Lawyer Bob Rush, a former Democratic state senator who is one of the plaintiffs, asked that Governor Kim Reynolds’ most recent appointment to the court, Judge Julie Schumacher, recuse herself because the validity of her appointment could be affected by the outcome.

Bower rejected the recusal request and a request for a full court hearing.

He says he and four other judges will hear the case on an expedited basis.