IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA
IN THE MATTER OF THE PUBLIC
REAPPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
FULL-TIME CHIEF
MAGISTRAGE JUDGE No. 24-AO-0002-P
KELLY K.E. MAHONEY
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On January 19, 2024, the court provided notice of the expiration of the term of service
for incumbent Chief Magistrate Judge Kelly K.E. Mahoney and solicited comments regarding
her reappointment. On March 6, 2024, the court established a merit selection panel and
directed such panel to receive and examine comments from members of the bar and the public
regarding Judge Mahoney’s character, judgment, legal ability, temperament, and commitment
to equal justice under the law, and to consider other evidence of these factors when making a
recommendation to the court regarding the reappointment or non-reappointment of Judge
Mahoney for an additional 8-year term. On May 14, 2024, the merit selection panel provided
the court a report that recommended Judge Mahoney be reappointed as a full-time magistrate
judge for the Northern District of Iowa. Having reviewed the merit selection panel’s report
and having considered the Federal Magistrates Act, 28 U.S.C. § 631, and the regulations of
the Judicial Conference of the United States that establish standards and procedures for the
reappointment of a United States Magistrate Judge, the court hereby reappoints Kelly K.E.
Mahoney as full-time United States Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Iowa with
her official duty station at Sioux City, Iowa.
Judge Mahoney’s new 8-year term of service will commence on January 1, 2025, or
immediately upon the conclusion of her current term of service. Prior to the commencement
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of her new term of service, Judge Mahoney will take the oath or affirmation prescribed by 28
U.S.C. §§ 453 and 631(g). Judge Mahoney will have the powers, authority, and jurisdiction
to perform all duties within the Northern District of Iowa that are conferred and imposed by
law upon United States Magistrate Judges, and she will also perform all duties in other
districts where magistrate judges of the court are authorized to serve. Additionally, Judge
Mahoney is specifically designated to try persons accused of, and sentence persons convicted
of, minor offenses committed within the Northern District of Iowa.
The Clerk of Court is directed to place a copy of this public administrative order in the
public binder and to post it on the court’s website. Additionally, the Clerk of Court is directed
to provide a copy of this order to the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States
Courts pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 631(h).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED this 16th day of May, 2024.
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C.J. WILLIAMS
CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA
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