Delaware County Jail Criminal Court Process Video
Iowa Court Process
Hemesath's prisoners' families can preview Odekirk's courtroom routine through the Judicial Branch's paired English and Spanish videos on Iowa criminal procedure, then look up the Manchester docket.
Para familias en Manchester: después de ver el video en español, los parientes de un preso del sheriff Travis Hemesath pueden marcar el 563-927-4942 y preguntar a la secretaría judicial de 301 East Main Street cuándo vuelve a comparecer.
Proceso judicial de Iowa
Court Questions From Manchester Families
My father is held on West Howard Street; which office schedules his Delaware County hearings?
Is the Dubuque public defender office likely to handle my son's Delaware County felony charge?
Rather than phoning 301 East Main Street, could I email the Manchester clerk about my father's file?
Which chief judge and judicial district preside over criminal cases filed at the Delaware County Courthouse on East Main Street?
Odekirk is chief judge, and his First Judicial District sends judges and magistrates to the Manchester courthouse for Delaware County cases.
My father is held on West Howard Street; which office schedules his Delaware County hearings?
First District case scheduling at 319-833-3332, the number the Judicial Branch also gives Lena Heit; each setting is posted on Iowa Courts Online too.
Is the Dubuque public defender office likely to handle my son's Delaware County felony charge?
Yes, ordinarily; the state designates Dubuque for all indictable Delaware County cases, sending conflicts to Waterloo or the Special Defense Unit, and the Manchester clerk at 563-927-4942 can say which lawyer was appointed.
Rather than phoning 301 East Main Street, could I email the Manchester clerk about my father's file?
Yes. Write to countyclerk.delaware@iowacourts.gov and include the case number if you have one.