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Feb. 25, 2020Des Moines, Iowa |  By: AP

Iowa Supreme Court elects Susan Christensen chief justice

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Iowa Supreme Court has elected Justice Susan Christensen as its next chief justice. She becomes only the second woman in state history to rise to chief of the seven-member court.

Appointed by Gov. Kim Reynolds in 2018, Christensen is part of a new more conservatively constituted court. Reynolds has named three justices to the court since becoming governor and will name a fourth after acting Chief Justice David Wiggins retires next month.

Wiggins became acting chief after the unexpected death of Chief Justice Mark Cady in November from a heart attack.