Comment on Iowa legislator seeks oversight of Iowa Supreme Court

DES MOINES — A proposal to allow legislators to question Supreme Court justices and overturn their decisions found little support among lobbyists, subcommittee members and, perhaps, most importantly, the Judiciary Committee’s chairman.“It’s done,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Steve Holt, R-Denison, said Tuesday. Although he is among Republicans lawmakers who frequently criticize decisions by “unelected judges” and “radical courts,” Holt said there were too many problems with the bill.House File 109 was proposed by Rep.