Des Moines, Iowa — Judicial District 3A has a new District Judge. Governor Kim Reynolds has announced her appointment of Andrew Smith to the position.
Smith, who’s from Alta, is currently a district associate judge. He has an undergraduate degree from Northeast Missouri State University and a law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law.
Smith fills a vacancy created with the resignation of the Honorable John M. Sandy who was appointed to the Iowa Court of Appeals.
Judicial District 3A includes Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Kossuth, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola and Palo Alto counties.