Each year the courts must comply with the Pro Bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018 (“POWER Act”). The POWER Act requires courts to promote pro bono legal services that “empower survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and engage citizens in assisting those survivors.” For any judicial district that “contains an Indian tribe or tribal organization,” the POWER Act also directs courts to lead “not less than one public event promoting pro bono legal services . . . in partnership with an Indian tribe or tribal organization with the intent of increasing the provision of pro bono legal services for Indian or Alaska Native victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.”

Again this year, the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa collaborated with the Iowa State Bar Association to provide education on the benefits and need for pro bono services. Pro Bono resources are included in the handout and a recording of the presentation can be viewed here.

2024 List of Victim / Witness Coordinators in Iowa by County