Iowa Code § 602.1213: District judicial conferences.

1. The judicial officers within a judicial district, excluding the magistrates, may convene as an administrative body as necessary to:

a. Prescribe local court procedures, subject to the approval of the supreme court.

b. Advise the chief judge respecting supervision and administration of the judicial district.

c. Exercise other duties, as established by law or by the supreme court.

2. A district judicial conference shall act by majority vote of its members.