Southern District of Iowa Court Records

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Search for court records online in the United States District Court for the District of Southern Iowa (S.D. Iowa) and lookup the case information you need on federal litigation happening across all the counties in the Southern District, including Dallas, Polk, Pottawattamie, Scott, and Story counties. With UniCourt, you can get unlimited access to the court dockets, court documents, transcripts, and legal data you need on the parties, attorneys, law firms, and judges involved in court cases in the Southern District of Iowa.

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About the District of Southern Iowa

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa has jurisdiction over Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Cass, Dallas, Decatur, Des Moines, Fremont, Guthrie, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Muscatine, Montgomery, Page, Polk, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Scott, Shelby, Story, Taylor, Van Buren, and Wapello counties.

The Southern District of Iowa currently has five United States District Judges and five United States Magistrate Judges.

The Southern District of Iowa is divided into three divisions: the Central Division, covering Appanoose, Boone, Dallas, Decatur, Guthrie, Keokuk, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Polk, Ringgold, Story, Taylor, and Wapello counties; the Eastern Division, covering Des Moines, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott, and Van Buren counties; and the Western Division, covering Audubon, Cass, Fremont, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, and Shelby counties.

Courthouse Locations

The Southern District of Iowa has courthouse locations in Davenport, Des Moines, and Council Bluffs.

The court in Davenport is located at the U.S. District Courthouse at 131 East 4th St., Davenport, IA 52801. The mailing address for the Davenport court is: U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, 131 East 4th St., Ste 150, Davenport, IA 52801.

The court in Des Moines is located at the U.S District Courthouse at 123 East Walnut St., Des Moines, IA 50309. The mailing address for the Des Moines court is: U.S. District Court, 123 East Walnut St., Ste 300, Des Moines, IA 50309.

The court in Council Bluffs is located at the U.S. District Courthouse at 2146 27th Ave., Council Bluffs, IA 51501. The mailing address for the Council Bluffs court is: U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, 2146 27th Ave., Council Bluffs, IA 51501.

Clerk of Court

The Clerk of Court is the Hon. John S. Courter. The Clerk of Court is located in the U.S. District Court in Des Moines. The Clerk of Court can be reached by calling (515) 284-6248.

Chief District Judge

The Chief District Judge is the Hon. Stephanie M. Rose. The Chief District Judge’s Judicial Assistant is Maranda Hinnah, who can be reached by calling (515) 284-6453.

U.S. Attorney

The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa is Richard D. Westphal. In April 1996, Mr. Westphal was designated as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. During his time as Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, he specialized in methamphetamine prosecutions. From 1997 until his appointment as the U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of Iowa, he was the Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa.

The U.S. Attorney’s Main Office for the Southern District of Iowa is located at the U.S. Courthouse Annex, 110 East Court Ave., Ste 286, Des Moines, IA 50309. You can reach the U.S. Attorney’s Main Office in Des Moines by calling (515) 473-9300.

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In addition to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, UniCourt gives you access to court records for the Northern District of Iowa. UniCourt also provides you with bulk access to all federal court records within Iowa, such as cases filed in the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Iowa, and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Iowa.

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Des Moines U.S. Courthouse, 123 E Walnut St, Des Moines, IA 50306, USA

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