--- title: "Terry Rickers | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/terry-rickers-magistrate-iowa-judicial-district-5-district-court-ia" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Terry Rickers Iowa Judicial District 5 District Court · Senior Judge ## Profile - Court: Iowa Judicial District 5 District Court - State: Iowa - Role: Senior Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Appointed District Court Judge October 2010 - Senior Judge of the Iowa Fifth Judicial District Court, appointed in 2010 after a long career as a magistrate and private practice attorney - Private Practice Attorney: Partner at Matthias, Campbell, Tyler, Nuzum & Rickers (1992–2010) and later at Brierly Law Office (1986–1992) ### Education - University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law — J.D. (1986) ### Additional information - He has been re‐elected in 2012 and 2018 - Appointed by former Iowa Governor Chester J. Culver in 2010 to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Peter A. Keller. - Jasper County Magistrate from 2005. - Through the Junior Chamber International (Jaycees), Rickers has been recognized as one of the Ten Outstanding Iowans (1997) - received the U.S. Jaycees National Family of the Year Award in 1993 - Studies at Iowa State University (1983). - Worked in private practice for more than 24 years before district-court appointment. - Current service classified as Senior Judge. - Judge Rickers serves in Department 5A of the Iowa Fifth Judicial District Court, which covers multiple counties including Jasper, Lucas, Madison, Marion, Polk, and others. - Rickers is a member of the Jasper County Bar Association, Iowa State Bar Association, and Iowa Judges Association. - He has served on the Iowa Supreme Court Grievance Commission and on a judicial workgroup for redesigning Iowa’s mental health law. - He is also a Judicial Branch educational trainer on topics such as implicit bias Iowa Judicial Branch ## 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-5/judges-and-magistrates) - [Official roster](https://www.iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/district-court/judicial-district-5/judges-and-magistrates) - [Iowa Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/district-court/judicial-district-5/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) - [Iowa Judicial Branch - Judicial District 5 Judges and Magistrates](https://www.iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/district-court/judicial-district-5/judges-and-magistrates) - [Terry Rickers | Iowa Judicial Branch](https://www.iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/district-court/judicial-district-5/judges-and-magistrates/terry-rickers) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/terry-rickers-magistrate-iowa-judicial-district-5-district-court-ia", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/terry-rickers-magistrate-iowa-judicial-district-5-district-court-ia", "name": "Terry Rickers | KnowJudges", "description": "Terry Rickers, Iowa Judicial District 5 District Court. 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