The State Judicial Nominating Commission interviews applicants and selects nominees for appointment to the Iowa Supreme Court as well as the Iowa Court of Appeals. This commission is composed of:  

         A chair, who is the senior justice of the supreme court, other than the chief justice  

         Seven Lawyer commissioners elected by lawyers 

         Seven nonlawyer commissioners appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Iowa Senate 

         All commissioners, but the chair, serve for a term of six years  

The state court administrator serves as the secretary for the state judicial nominating commission and in this capacity receives all applications and issues news releases.  

Within sixty days of receiving the notice from the secretary of state, the commission must submit the names of nominees to the governor. The commission selects three nominees for appointment to the Supreme Court, and three nominees for appointment to the Court of Appeals.