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Iowa Ct. R. 21.22
Participation in and publication of opinions
21.22(1) Participation in opinions. Each opinion of the supreme court and court of appeals shall
show the justices or judges who participated in the opinion.
21.22(2) Publication of supreme court opinions. All opinions of the supreme court, other than
those issued per curiam, shall be published as provided in this rule. A list indicating the disposition
of all opinions rendered by the supreme court per curiam or under Iowa R. App. P. 6.1203 shall be
published quarterly in West’s North Western Reporter, except for those opinions the supreme court
specially orders to be published in the regular manner.
21.22(3) Publication of court of appeals opinions. The court of appeals, by majority vote of its
members en banc, shall decide which of its opinions shall be published. Its decision to publish an
opinion shall be reflected in an order filed with the clerk. An opinion may be published only after it
is final. When further review is granted, the opinion of the court of appeals shall not be published
unless the supreme court otherwise directs.
21.22(4) Official reporter. Opinions of the supreme court and opinions of the court of appeals to
be published shall be published in West’s North Western Reporter commencing with and subsequent
to 158 N.W. 2d.
21.22(5) Table of court of appeals opinions not otherwise published. A table of the opinions of
the court of appeals not approved for publication shall be published regularly in West’s North Western
Reporter. The table shall consist of the title, docket number, date of decision, and disposition of each
case.
History
[Court Order September 19, 1979; December 20, 1989, effective February 15, 1990; February 19, 2001, effective July 1, 2001; November 9, 2001, effective February 15, 2002; March 5, 2013, effective May 3, 2013]
Provenance
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- www.legis.iowa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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