Legal Opinion

In Re Judges of Cedar Rapids Municipal Court

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided September 22, 1964No. 51591PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Per curiam

— Article Y, section 4, of the Constitution of Iowa, so far as pertinent here, provides: “The Supreme Court shall * * * exercise a supervisory [and administrative] control over all inferior Judicial tribunals throughout the State.”

In Hutchins v. City of Des Moines, 176 Iowa 189, 216, 157 N.W. 881, 890, we had occasion to examine the meaning of the words “supervisory control” as then found in the constitution. We said: “To supervise is ‘to oversee for direction; to superintend ; to inspect with authority’ and to- control means ‘to exercise restraining or governing influence over * * * to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Von Rosenberg v. LovettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
  2. Hutchins v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
  3. Egner v. States Realty Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1947

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Matter of SheffieldSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  2. In Re Hon. Charles E. KadingWisconsin Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Ex Parte Monsanto Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2003
  4. People Ex Rel. Harrod v. Illinois Courts CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
  5. In Re MussmanSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1972

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