Governor Reynolds today announced her appointment of Joy Messer as a District Associate Judge in Judicial District 5A.  

Messer, of Pella, Iowa, serves as Assistant Marion County Attorney. She received her undergraduate degree from Wheaton College and law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law.  

Messer fills a vacancy created following the resignation of the Hon. Steven Holwerda. Judicial District 5A includes Dallas, Guthrie, Jasper, Madison, Marion, and Warren counties. 

 

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