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Brian S. Mensen
Magistrate · Iowa Judicial District 4 District Court
Biography
Professional career
- Magistrate judge for the 4th Judicial District Court of Iowa, appointed in 2006 to serve Montgomery County and later Page County
Education
- Drake University Law School — J.D. (2002)
- in Accounting — University of Northern Iowa — B.A. (1999)
Additional information
- Brian S. Mensen received an appointment as a magistrate in March 2006 to serve Montgomery County, Iowa, and in 2013 was appointed to serve Page County.
- The 4th Judicial District includes Audubon, Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, and Shelby counties.
- He is a member of the Iowa Judicial Branch’s list of District 4 judges and magistrates Iowa Judicial Branch
- Mensen is a member of the American Bar Association and the Iowa State Bar Association, and has held the role of President of the Montgomery County Bar Association.
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.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
Identity source checked July 26, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 26, 2026.
Iowa Judicial Branch official judicial roster
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Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
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