As used in rules 22.22 to 22.26:
(1)"Employee" means a paid employee of the state of Iowa, including independent contractors, and does not include a member of a board, commission, or committee.(2)"Official" means an officer of the judicial branch performing judicial functions, including an associate juvenile judge, a magistrate or referee, an associate probate judge, and the state court administrator, and does not include a member of a board, commission, or committee.Court Order December 29, 1992, effective 1/1/1993; 7/26/1996; 11/9/2001, effective 2/15/2002.