Rule 52.13 Answer

When a judge or court employee receives formal notice that a complaint is being filed against them, they get a chance to respond. They have 15 days from when they receive this notice to file a written answer.

This answer must be filed at the commission's office in the Iowa Judicial Branch Building in Des Moines. The answer also needs to be "verified," which means the person signing it must swear or affirm that what they wrote is true. Filing an answer is optional, not required, but it gives the judicial officer or employee a formal way to respond to the claims made against them.