--- title: "Jonathan Stensvaag | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jonathan-stensvaag-district-associate-judge-iowa-judicial-district-8-district-court-ia" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Jonathan Stensvaag Iowa Judicial District 8 District Court · District Associate Judge ## Profile - Court: Iowa Judicial District 8 District Court - State: Iowa - Role: District Associate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### recording photography streaming Scope: statewide Iowa prohibits broadcasting, recording, photographing, texting, blogging, or tweeting real-time courtroom coverage unless the presiding judicial officer permits it in advance. Evidence excerpt: prohibited unless the presiding judicial officer expressly permits coverage in advance [Iowa Judicial Branch: Expanded News Media Coverage](https://www.iowacourts.gov/newsroom/expanded-news-media-coverage) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### presiding judge discretion Scope: 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. Evidence excerpt: The judge shall allow expanded news media coverage unless the judge concludes [Iowa Judicial Branch: Expanded News Media Coverage](https://www.iowacourts.gov/newsroom/expanded-news-media-coverage) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### electronic devices for media Scope: statewide Iowa Chapter 25 requires approval before using electronic devices for photography, video recording, audio recording, or streaming video in a courtroom. Evidence excerpt: Electronic devices for photography, video recording, audio recording, or streaming video may not be used [Chapter 25 Rules for Expanded News Media Coverage](https://www.iowacourts.gov/static/media/cms/25_2_44097B6A827DC.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/district-court/judicial-district-8/district-8-judges-and-magistrates) - [Official roster](https://www.iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/district-court/judicial-district-8/district-8-judges-and-magistrates) - [Iowa Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/district-court/judicial-district-8/district-8-judges-and-magistrates) - [Iowa Judicial Branch: Expanded News Media Coverage](https://www.iowacourts.gov/newsroom/expanded-news-media-coverage) - [Chapter 25 Rules for Expanded News Media Coverage](https://www.iowacourts.gov/static/media/cms/25_2_44097B6A827DC.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jonathan-stensvaag-district-associate-judge-iowa-judicial-district-8-district-court-ia", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jonathan-stensvaag-district-associate-judge-iowa-judicial-district-8-district-court-ia", "name": "Jonathan Stensvaag | KnowJudges", "description": "Jonathan Stensvaag, Iowa Judicial District 8 District Court. 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Stensvaag is a District Associate Judge for the 8th Judicial District Court of Iowa, appointed to Sub‐District 8B in February 2022 - Associate Judge in District 8B of the Iowa Judicial Branch, a role appointed by the judges of Sub‐District 8B on February 25, 2022, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Hon ### Education - University of Iowa College of Law — J.D. (2010) ### Additional information - Pleasant, Iowa - Judge Stensvaag resides in Mt. - He has also served on the Grievance Commission of the Supreme Court of Iowa, the Henry County Magistrate Nominating Commission, and the Supreme Court of Iowa Advisory Committee on the Rules of Criminal Procedure ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure, official September 30, 2026 collection](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-0095feb1b1da55bd07a559b3) — 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](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/ACO/CourtRulesChapter/09-30-2026.1.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.