Amy Zacharias at a glance
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- District Associate Judge
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Amy Zacharias
District Associate Judge · Iowa Judicial District 4 District Court
Biography
Professional career
- District Court Judge for Iowa’s 4th Judicial District, appointed in 2019 after serving as an associate judge since 2015
- Prior to that, she was an associate judge in the same district from December 2015 Iowa Judicial Branch
- Assistant County Attorney, Pottawattamie County, Iowa (2005–2015)
- Associate attorney, Childs & Hall, P.C., Harlan, Iowa (2003–2005)
Education
Additional information
- Appointed by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds in March 2019.
- Before joining the bench, Judge Zacharias had over a decade of prosecutorial experience in Pottawattamie County and prior legal work in private practice.
- Her judicial service covers a broad range of cases within her district, reflecting her background in both public service and private legal work
- 4th Judicial District Court of Iowa, which covers Audubon, Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, and Shelby counties.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
Iowa prohibits broadcasting, recording, photographing, texting, blogging, or tweeting real-time courtroom coverage unless the presiding judicial officer permits it in advance.
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Presiding Judge Discretion
Statewide
Iowa's expanded news media coverage framework requires approval, but the judge should allow coverage unless it would materially interfere with protected interests or the proceeding.
The judge shall allow expanded news media coverage unless the judge concludesIowa Judicial Branch: Expanded News Media Coverage ↗
Electronic Devices For Media
Statewide
Iowa Chapter 25 requires approval before using electronic devices for photography, video recording, audio recording, or streaming video in a courtroom.
Electronic devices for photography, video recording, audio recording, or streaming video may not be usedChapter 25 Rules for Expanded News Media Coverage ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure, official September 30, 2026 collection
Iowa Judicial District 4 District Court
Civil proceedings in Iowa District Courts; specialized proceedings and statutory exceptions remain applicable. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
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Iowa Judicial Branch official judicial roster
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