--- title: "Julie Schumacher | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/julie-schumacher-judge-iowa-court-of-appeals-ia" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Julie Schumacher Iowa Court of Appeals · Judge ## Profile - Court: Iowa Court of Appeals - State: Iowa - Role: 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 ### counsel electronic devices Scope: courtwide The Iowa Court of Appeals permits counsel to use personal computers, laptops, tablets, and other electronic devices at counsel table and the lectern if they do not create disturbances. Evidence excerpt: may be used by counsel at counsel table and the lectern [Iowa Court of Appeals Courtroom Protocol](https://www.iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/court-of-appeals/court-of-appeals-oral-argument-schedules/courtroom-protocol) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### recording photography Scope: courtwide The Iowa Court of Appeals does not allow video recording, audio recording, or photography in the courtroom unless the court grants permission. Evidence excerpt: not allowed in the courtroom unless permission is granted by the court [Iowa Court of Appeals Courtroom Protocol](https://www.iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/court-of-appeals/court-of-appeals-oral-argument-schedules/courtroom-protocol) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### 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/court-of-appeals/judges) - [Official roster](https://www.iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/court-of-appeals/judges) - [Iowa Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/court-of-appeals/judges) - [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) - [Iowa Court of Appeals Courtroom Protocol](https://www.iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/court-of-appeals/court-of-appeals-oral-argument-schedules/courtroom-protocol) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/julie-schumacher-judge-iowa-court-of-appeals-ia", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/julie-schumacher-judge-iowa-court-of-appeals-ia", "name": "Julie Schumacher | KnowJudges", "description": "Julie Schumacher, Iowa Court of Appeals. 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Schumacher is an appointed judge of the Iowa Court of Appeals, serving since August 2019, with a background in law, public service, and judicial leadership - Before her appellate appointment, Schumacher held the role of a judge for the Third Judicial District Court of Iowa from 2017 to 2019, after being selected as an associate juvenile judge in 2012. - Licensed to practice law in Iowa and in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa - She spent nearly 20 years in private practice in Denison, Iowa, and also served as a Crawford County prosecutor, assistant city attorney for Denison, and hospitalization referee Iowa Judicial Branch ### Education ### Additional information - She was re‐elected in a 2020 retention election, winning 76.2% of the vote. - Joined the Iowa Court of Appeals by Governor Kim Reynolds in August 2019 to replace the retiring Hon. - Schumacher is a member of the Crawford County Bar Association, the Iowa Judges Association, and the Iowa State Bar Association - She has also been a faculty member in new judge orientation, a grade examiner for the Iowa Bar Exam, and a frequent continuing legal education presenter on appellate advocacy, juvenile law, family law, and ethics ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Iowa Rules of Appellate Procedure, official September 30, 2026 collection](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-e977ef065ef3b8cfea8fce37) — Iowa Supreme Court and Court of Appeals proceedings only. 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/09-30-2026.6.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.