Jon Stuart Scoles
How Judge Scoles rules, drawn from 2 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Scoles no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Scoles
Jon S. Scoles served as a U.S. magistrate judge for the Northern District of Iowa from 2007 through 2016. Before joining the federal bench, he was an Iowa trial judge and served as chief judge of his state judicial district. He earned degrees from the University of Northern Iowa and the University of Iowa College of Law.
How Judge Scoles decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Thomas v. EPA, Scoles recommended dismissal after reasoning that water impaired for reasons other than pollutants need not appear on the Clean Water Act Section 303(d) list. The district judge adopted his recommendation but treated its siltation example as dicta.
“The [c]ourt concludes that EPA properly determined that where the water quality impairment is not caused by pollutants, the water need not be included on the Section 303(d) list.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The court hereby ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation (docket no. 48) and DISMISSES the Complaint (Docket no. 1).”
“ORDER granting in part and denying in part 19 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jon S Scoles on 3/5/10.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The reviewed consent-jurisdiction civil cases, measured from filing through termination, are weighted toward Social Security appeals, with additional insurance, personal-injury, tax, and product-liability matters.
A historical record
Judge Scoles no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.