Judge Michael Mullins

Iowa Court of Appeals

Michael R. Mullins was appointed to the Iowa Court of Appeals in 2011. Since then, he developed the Iowa Criminal Statutes Summary Chart used by judges and lawyers throughout Iowa.

Mullins received his bachelor’s degree from Southwest Baptist University in 1974 and his Master of Social Work from the University of Iowa in 1976. He graduated with honors, Order of Coif, from Drake Law School in 1982. As a law student, he was editor-in-chief of the Drake Law Review.

Mullins spent 19 years in private practice in Washington, Iowa. He is a former member of the Judicial Technology Committee and the Business Advisory Committee for Electronic Document Management System (EDMS). Mullins became an Iowa Judicial District 8A judge in 2002, a position he held until his appointment to the Iowa Court of Appeals.