SUPREME COURT ATTY. DISC. BOARD v. WATKINS

No. 19-1438.

944 N.W.2d 881 (2020)

IOWA SUPREME COURT ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BOARD, Appellee, v. Abraham K. WATKINS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed June 19, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfredo Parrish and Gina Messamer of the Parrish Law Firm, Des Moines, for appellant.

Tara van Brederode and Amanda K. Robinson (until withdrawal) and Allison A. Schmidt , Des Moines, for appellee.


This case involves an Iowa attorney who was nearly removed from elected office as the Van Buren county attorney because of his sexual harassment. A district court judge ordered him removed. This court reversed the district court because of the high legal burden for removal under Iowa Code section 66.1A. Subsequently,...

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