Decision Maker

Susan Christensen

Iowa Supreme Court Judge (Retain Christensen?)

Susan Christensen is currently serving as the Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court, a position she has held since being appointed to the court in 2018 and subsequently elected as chief justice in February 2020.Before becoming a Supreme Court justice, Christensen was appointed as a district associate judge in 2007 and later served as a district court judge. She has a strong educational background, having earned her bachelor's degree from Judson College in 1988 and her law degree from Creighton University. Her previous judicial experience and legal education have significantly shaped her approach to her current role, where she focuses on issues such as judicial compensation and the modernization of the magistrate system in Iowa