ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BOARD v. TURNER

No. 18-0352.

918 N.W.2d 130 (2018)

IOWA SUPREME COURT ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BOARD, Complainant, v. Royce D. TURNER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed September 14, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tara van Brederode and Wendell J. Harms , Des Moines, for complainant.

Alfredo Parrish of Parrish, Kruidenier, Dunn, Boles, Gribble, Gentry, Brown & Bergmann LLP, Des Moines (until withdrawal), and then Royce D. Turner, West Des Moines, pro se, for respondent.


Royce D. Turner, over a span of twenty months, was repeatedly rebuked by state and federal judges for missing hearings and violating court rules. He was found in contempt several times. Three of his clients were arrested and two were jailed for missing hearings he overlooked. Despite an ongoing audit, Turner continued to flout...

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