{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-602.1603","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 602.1603","heading":"Judge to be attorney.","body":"A person is not eligible for, and shall not hold the office of supreme court justice, court of appeals judge, district judge, or district associate judge unless admitted to the practice of law in this state.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH","Article 1 - JUDICIAL BRANCH","Part 6 - GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/602.1603.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:16Z","sha256":"58c77af835d972eb9d97e6b795625e82dee3eb8b8ad8e1160830fac62b3a5cb2","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-602.1602","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-602.1604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}