The Iowa Court of Appeals heard verbal arguments for three different cases on Thursday morning at Marshalltown High School, and students from Marshalltown, East Marshall and West Marshall all had the opportunity to sit in on the proceedings.  The court heard attorneys argue the cases of State v. Hurdel, a Webster County case, State v. Wenzel, a Dickinson County case and State v. Dewbre, an Emmet County case. Chief Judge Thomas Bower and Judges (7) Mary Chicchelly, Paul Ahlers, Sharon Soorholtz Greer, Anuradha Vaitheswaran, Mary Tabor, Julie Schumacher and Gina Badding heard the cases, with certain judges choosing to excuse themselves from each case due to possible conflicts of interest.  Once the judges were finished hearing the cases, they opened up the floor for questions from the audience of high school students, as long as the questions were unrelated to the three appeals. Two court reporters were also introduced to the students, and they were also available to answer questions.  What a great opportunity for students to see the legal system at work, and to be able to ask questions to those who are part of it daily.

Zach Tomesch, KFJB News Reporter