Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Kristi Busse as a district associate judge in Judicial District 3A.  

Busse, of Spencer, Iowa, is an Assistant County Attorney for Clay County. She received her undergraduate degree from Buena Vista University and law degree from the University of Nebraska College of Law. 
 
Busse fills a vacancy created following the district judge appointment of Hon. Andrew J. Smith. Judicial District 3A includes Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Kossuth, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, and Palo Alto counties.