Today, Governor Kim Reynolds announced her appointment of Paul Aitken as a District Associate Judge in Judicial District 7.
 
Aitken, of Bettendorf, Iowa, serves as Magistrate Judge in the 7th Judicial District. He received his undergraduate degree from University of Iowa and law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
 
Aitken fills a vacancy created following the retirement of the Hon. Christine Dalton Ploof. Judicial District 7 includes Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Muscatine, and Scott Counties.