Iowa Supreme Court Fax Number — Clerk of Court and E-Filing
A case at the Iowa Supreme Court runs on filings submitted electronically, with fax reserved for the parties and the clerk's office. Iowa Supreme Court, seated in Des Moines, Iowa, is the state's court of last resort in the Midwest. This page walks through the documents, what belongs on the docket, and what you might actually fax.
Iowa Supreme Court Fax Number
Get the Clerk of the Court's line from the Iowa Supreme Court directly, and ask whether your document is faxable or must be e-filed
Hours: The clerk's office is staffed weekdays; because deadlines run on the docket, do not treat a fax as a substitute for timely e-filing.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to Iowa Supreme Court
- A document to co-counsel or a client in a pending appeal
- Attorney-appearance or admission correspondence
- A records or docket copy request to the clerk
- Service copies to a party who has agreed to fax
- Correspondence and inquiries to the Clerk of the Court
Filings and documents at the Iowa Supreme Court
A matter reaches the Iowa Supreme Court on a petition for review or a writ application, followed by briefing on the court's schedule. Applications for a stay, petitions for rehearing, and amicus filings run on the court's deadlines through the electronic docket. Reserve fax for a consenting party or the clerk's office, and keep the filing electronic.
When fax is party-to-party at the Iowa Supreme Court
Around a case at the Iowa Supreme Court, fax still carries service copies, courtesy copies, and correspondence between the parties. Correspondence between counsel — extensions, meet-and-confer letters, exhibits — often moves fastest by fax. Send it from your computer, keep the confirmation, and note it in the file as proof it went through.
Sending documents in a case at the Iowa Supreme Court from your computer
If the clerk's office or a party in a case at the Iowa Supreme Court accepts fax, you can send straight from your computer. You upload the PDF, enter the confirmed fax number, and the pages go out encrypted in transit. A 7-day free trial (no credit card) lets you send right away, and plans start at $12.99/month after that.
Faxing to Iowa Supreme Court — FAQ
You can send to the Iowa Supreme Court any time, though correspondence is worked during business hours. The clerk's office generally runs Monday through Friday during business hours. Because deadlines run on the docket, do not rely on a fax to meet one.
Yes, party-to-party faxing is where fax fits best in a case like this. A process server, co-counsel, or client may prefer a fax to email. Where fax stands in for service, keep the confirmation page as proof it went through.
Ask the clerk's office at the Iowa Supreme Court for its working fax before you send. Use the court's local rules and clerk's-office page, which state how documents are submitted today. Keep the working number with your file for next time.
Generally no. Filings at the Iowa Supreme Court go through the state's e-filing system, not fax. Counsel files through the system, and the clerk's office tells a self-represented filer how to submit a document. Confirm with the clerk's office whether it will take a non-filing document by fax before you send.
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