Northwest Iowa — Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has announced her appointment to the District 3A bench.
According to a release from the Governor’s Office, Spirit Lake attorney John M. Sandy has been appointed to replace retiring District Court Judge David A. Lester.
The two nominated by the Judicial Nominating Commission for the 3A Judicial District were Sandy and another Spirit Lake lawyer, Matthew T.E. Early. A total of 5 applicants were considered for the position.
Sandy currently practices law with the Sandy Law Firm, P.C., in Spirit Lake and serves as a Minnesota Assistant Public Defender. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota and his law degree from the University of St. Thomas School of Law.
Judicial Election District 3A includes Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Kossuth, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, and Palo Alto counties.
