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County begins planning courtroom reconfiguration for incoming domestic-relations judge (effective 2027)

5807820 · August 6, 2025
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Officials discussed converting an upstairs conference room into a courtroom and reconfiguring existing space to accommodate a new domestic-relations circuit judge expected to take office Jan. 1, 2027.

Polk County officials began planning to reconfigure courthouse space to prepare for a domestic-relations circuit judge expected to take office Jan. 1, 2027. Justice Ivy introduced the topic and said the domestic-relations judge will not assume the bench until Jan. 1, 2027, and the county should begin considering space changes well before then. County staff and officials discussed converting a Second Floor conference room that adjoins a judge’s chambers into a courtroom for domestic-relations matters; the room is larger than the existing courtroom but…

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