• Home
  • News
    • Politics & Government
    • Business & Economy
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
  • Sports
    • High School Sports
    • Radio Iowa Poll
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support Page
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters

Radio Iowa

Iowa's Radio News Network

You are here: Home / Crime / Courts / Supreme Court seeks greater authority to police Iowa lawyers

Supreme Court seeks greater authority to police Iowa lawyers

November 9, 2004 By admin

The Iowa Supreme Court is seeking greater authority to police Iowa’s lawyers. Under current rules, lawyers who’re accused of misconduct get their cases heard first by their local peers — and county attorneys investigate complaints against other county attorneys. Complaints can be dismissed or a private reprimand can be issued by either the county attorneys association or local bar associations, ending the investigation. The state’s highest court now suggests that no complaint is to be dismissed before the court’s own Baord of Professional Ethics reviews it. The justices also are proposing that they be given the authority to reject a Board of Professional Ethics decision. The Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court says the changes are necessary because of recent events — notably the revelation that some county attorneys were letting people make a contribution to a charity to get a speeding ticket reduced to a mere vehicle equipment violations. The Cass County Attorney was removed from office over the controversy. Fred McCaw, the Dubuque County Attorney, says it gave the appearance that you could “buy your way out of a criminal conviction.” “The position of our association is that charitable contributions should not be part of any criminal sentence,” he says. The County Attorneys Association is hold its annual convention today in Dubuque.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Crime / Courts

Featured Stories

Speakers at trooper’s funeral describe Sgt. Smith as selfless, man of faith

Iowa unlikely to join 26 states with hands-free driving laws

Reynolds says Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause manageable

Iowa State Patrol tactical team leader killed in Grundy Center stand-off

Finalists chosen for the state’s top burger

TwitterFacebook
Tweets by RadioIowa

Hawkeyes add post player

UNI’s Warren agrees to contract extension

Iowa State signs Kansas transfer

Drake elevates Pohlman to head women’s basketball coach

New title sponsor for Des Moines Marathon

More Sports

eNews and Updates

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Archives

Copyright © 2021 ยท Learfield News & Ag, LLC