• Clerk of District Court: Henry County Courthouse, 100 East Washington Street, Suite 300, Mount Pleasant, IA 52641; 319-385-2632.
• Henry County Attorney: 100 East Washington Street, Suite 101, Mount Pleasant, IA 52641; 319-385-0752.
• State Public Defender, Burlington office: 216 South Third Street, Burlington, IA 52601; 319-753-5163.
• Henry County Jail: 800 S. Grand Avenue, Mount Pleasant, IA 52641; 319-385-2712.

A defendant still in custody goes before a magistrate promptly, usually on a video link. At that short hearing the accused hears the charge, gets release conditions and is asked whether the person wants appointed counsel. For a warrantless arrest, a judge has to find probable cause within 48 hours.

• Magistrate: the lowest-level cases, including speeding tickets and town code violations written in Mount Pleasant, New London or Winfield.
• District associate judge: the mid-level misdemeanors, a first OWI being the most common.
• District judge: felony trials and the juvenile docket alike.

1. Booking on South Grand Avenue and an initial appearance.
2. A formal charge, the trial information, filed by prosecutors in Mount Pleasant generally inside 45 days.
3. Arraignment, often handled on paper instead of in person.
4. Exchange of evidence, depositions and pretrial motions.
5. A speedy trial inside 90 days of arraignment, unless the defense gives that up.
6. A presentence report and sentencing if there is a conviction.

Yes, on Iowa Courts Online. Choose Henry County and search by name or case number to see charges, hearing dates and orders. Juvenile and sealed matters are not shown.

Tell the magistrate you need appointed counsel and complete the sworn statement of income. A defendant who is found eligible is assigned the State Public Defender's Burlington office or a contract attorney takes the case. Part of the cost may be assessed later.

Delinquency petitions are heard in juvenile court at the Mount Pleasant courthouse. Juvenile Court Services is at 106 East Clay Street, Suite 101, Mount Pleasant, IA 52641, 319-986-5179. Detained Mount Pleasant youths are placed at the South Iowa Area Detention Service Agency, 2528 255th Street, Montrose, IA 52639, 319-463-7417.

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, Eastern Division, 131 East 4th Street, Davenport, IA 52801; questions go to the clerk's office main line, 515-284-6248. Filings are on PACER, and the BOP locator shows anyone in federal custody.

Our Henry County bail page covers bond amounts, posting, refunds and the 2026 law.

At South Iowa Juvenile Detention, 2528 255th Street, Montrose, IA 52639, 319-463-7417. Iowa gives the judge 1 working day to decide, at a hearing, whether detention continues.

Deputies at the Mt. Pleasant sheriff's office serve district court warrants; the office and jail line is 319-385-2712. Mt. Pleasant police handle some city warrants. Henry names aren't published, and Iowa offers families no statewide search; the case shows on Iowa Courts Online. After a skipped court date, phone the Clerk of District Court at 100 East Washington, Ste. 300, Mt. Pleasant, 319-385-2632.