Iowa Code § 602.9209: Survivor’s annuity.

1. A survivor of a senior judge, a retired senior judge, or a person who relinquished a senior judgeship under section 602.9208, subsection 1, shall be paid an annuity in lieu of that specified in section 602.9115, which is equal to one-half the amount of the annuity the senior judge, retired senior judge, or person who relinquished a senior judgeship was receiving at the time of death, provided the survivor is qualified under section 602.9115 to receive an annuity.

2. A survivor of a person whose name is stricken from the roster of senior judges because of removal from a senior judgeship under section 602.9208, subsection 2, shall be paid an annuity equal to one-half of the amount the person was receiving at the time of death, provided the survivor is qualified under section 602.9115 to receive an annuity.