Chief Judge, Kurt L. Wilke: District 2 

Judge Wilke, Fort Dodge, was appointed to the bench in 1992. He served as a district judge until his appointment as chief in 2007. Born in Rochester, Minnesota, he received his undergraduate education from the University of Minnesota. After earning his B.A. in 1970, he went to the University of North Dakota and received his law degree in 1974. He practiced law with a private firm and served as Webster County magistrate. Judge Wilke is a board member on the Iowa Judges Association and a member of the Iowa State Bar Association. He is married with three children.

  

District Court Judge, Carl D. Baker: District 2B

Judge Baker, Marshalltown, was appointed to the bench in 1981. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa and earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa in 1968. In 1971, he received his law degree from the same institution. Judge Baker was in private practice from 1971 to 1978 and served as Marshall County attorney from 1975 to 1976. In 1979, he became a district associate judge. Judge Baker belongs to the Iowa Judges Association and was a member of the Judicial Conduct Committee.

 

District Court Judge, Thomas J. Bice: District 2B

Judge Bice, Fort Dodge, was appointed to the bench in November of 2008. He earned his Bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa in 1969. He graduated Order of the Coif from the Drake University Law School in 1972. Judge Bice was in private practice from 1972 until his appointment in November 2008. Judge Bice has been involved in the Iowa Board of Law Examiners, Chairman 2004-2008; National Conference of Bar Examiners Committee on Character and Fitness; National Conference of Bar Examiners Committee on Multistate Performance Test; Board of Directors, National Conference of Bar Examiners (2008). His is a member and Past President of the Webster County Bar Association.

 

District Court Judge, Stephen P. Carroll: District 2A

Judge Carroll, Hampton, was appointed to the bench in 1985. He earned his undergraduate degree from Grinnell College and his law degree from Drake University.

 

District Court Judge, James M. Drew: District 2A

Judge Drew, Hampton, was appointed to the bench in February of 1999. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Arizona State University in 1982 and his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1985. Judge Drew was in private practice from 1986-1999, and served as Franklin County attorney from 1988-1994.  He is a member of the Iowa Judges Association and the Iowa State Bar Association.

 

District Court Judge, Timothy J. Finn: District 2B

Judge Finn, Ames, was appointed to the bench in 1987. He was born in Jefferson, Iowa, in 1948. Judge Finn went to the University of Iowa, where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1971 and then attended Drake University, where he received his law degree in 1974. He practiced law in Ames, Iowa, and clerked for Justice David Harris of the Iowa Supreme Court.

 

District Court Judge, Christopher C. Foy: District 2A

Judge Foy, Waverly, was appointed to the bench in December of 2007. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the University of Northern Iowa in 1984. He graduated with High Distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1987. Judge Foy practiced law in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1987-1991, and in Waverly from 1991-2007. Judge Foy is a member of the Bremer County, District 2A and Iowa State Bar Associations. He is married and has four children.

 

District Court Judge, John S. Mackey: District 2A

Judge Mackey, Clear Lake, was appointed to the bench in 1990. Born in Mechanicsville, Iowa, he received his bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa in 1978. In 1982 he earned his law degree from the University of Oklahoma. He practiced law with two private firms and served as a judicial magistrate before his appointment. Judge Mackey belongs to the Iowa Judges Association, Iowa State Bar Association, and the American Judicature Society. He also chairs the Judicial Administration and Technology Committee.

 

Assistant Chief Judge, Bryan H. McKinley: District 2A

Judge McKinley, St. Ansgar, was appointed to the bench in 1992. Born in Osage, Iowa, he went to the University of Iowa for his undergraduate education. After graduating in 1973, he went to Drake University School of Law and earned his degree in 1976. He clerked for the Iowa Court of Appeals, worked in private practice, and served as assistant Mitchell County attorney. Judge McKinley is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association and the Iowa Judges Association. He was awarded the certificate of merit from the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Abuse. He is married with two sons.

 

District Court Judge, Gary L. McMinimee: District 2B

Judge McMinimee, Carroll, was appointed to the bench in 1988. Born in Carroll, Iowa, he earned his undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from the University of Iowa in 1968 and his law degree in 1972 from Fordham Law School, where he was an editor of the Fordham Law Review. From 1972 to 1974 he clerked for the Honorable William Hughs Mulligan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. Judge McMinimee served as an assistant corporation counsel for the City of New York for one year. He then spent 13 years in private practice in Carroll. Judge McMinimee is a member of the Iowa Judges Association, the Carroll County Bar Association, the Iowa State Bar Association and various committees of those organizations. He also serves on the Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee of the Iowa Judges Association and the Technology Committee for District 2B. He was selected as a faculty advisor by the National Judicial College in 1995.

 

District Court Judge, Michael J. Moon: District 2B

Judge Moon, Marshalltown, was appointed to the bench in September 2000. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa in 1968. He graduated Order of Coif from Drake University School of Law in 1974. He served in the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1974. Judge Moon served as Magistrate in Marshall County from 1993 to 2000. He also practiced law privately from 1974 to 2000. Judge Moon is a member of the Iowa Judges Association, the American Bar Association, the Iowa State Bar Association, and the Marshall County Bar Association.

 

District Court Judge, William C. Ostlund: District 2B

Judge Ostlund, Jefferson, was appointed to the bench in 1994. Born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, he attended the University of Iowa for his undergraduate education. After graduating in 1969, he went on to law school at the University of Wyoming and earned his degree in 1972. He clerked for Justice Warren J. Rees of the Iowa Supreme Court after law school and then went into private practice. He also served as a judicial magistrate and juvenile referee. Judge Ostlund is married with two children.

 

District Court Judge, William Pattinson: District 2B

Judge Pattinson, Ames, was appointed to the bench in 1994. He received his undergraduate education at Minnesota's Winona State University, and then earned his law degree from the University of Iowa. Judge Pattinson practiced law in Ames until his appointment to the district court bench. He also served as Story County's judicial magistrate from 1985 to 1994. Judge Pattinson is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association and the Iowa Judges Association. He was the district court's liaison to the Boone County Coalition against Domestic Violence for many years and is presently the district court's representative in the EDMS (Electronic Document Management System) pilot project in Story County.

 

District Court Judge, Dale E. Ruigh: District 2B

Judge Ruigh, Ames, was appointed to the bench in 1981. He was born in Mason City, Iowa, and attended Iowa State University for his undergraduate education. After graduating in 1971, he went on to earn his law degree in 1974 from the University of Iowa. He went into private practice in Ames and served as a judicial magistrate prior to his appointment. He is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association, the Blackstone Inn of Court, the Iowa Judges Association, and the American Judicature Society. Judge Ruigh received the Award of Merit from the Iowa Judges Association in 1998. He is married.

 

District Court Judge, Joel E. Swanson: District 2B

Judge Swanson, Carroll, was appointed to the bench in 1992. Born in Lake City, Iowa, he received his undergraduate and law educations at the University of Iowa. He earned his law degree in 1967 and served in the Iowa National Guard from 1964 to 1969. Judge Swanson practiced law in Lake City and served as Calhoun County attorney before his appointment to the bench. He is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association and the Iowa Judges Association. He is married and has two children.

 

District Court Judge, Colleen D. Weiland: District 2A

Judge Weiland, Mason City, was appointed to the district bench in July of 2007. As a graduate of the University of Iowa, she earned her bachelor's degree in 1991 and her law degree, with distinction, in 1994. She has done internships with the Dubuque County attorney's office and the Iowa attorney general. Judge Weiland practiced law in Mason City from 1994-1998 and served as a judicial magistrate from 1997- 2007. She is a member of the Cerro Gordo County, District 2A, Iowa State, and American Bar Associations.

 

District Associate Judge, Carlynn D. Grupp: District 2A

Judge Grupp, Mason City, was appointed to the bench in 1987. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and earned her undergraduate degree from Iowa State University in 1966. In 1978, she received her law degree from the University of Iowa. She went into private practice and served as assistant Cerro Gordo county attorney. Judge Grupp is married and has four children.

 

District Associate Judge Lawrence E. Jahn: District 2B

Judge Jahn, Ames, was appointed as a District Associate Judge effective October, 2005. As a graduate of the University of Illinois, he earned his bachelor's degree in 1972 and his master's in 1976. In 1982 he received his law degree from the University of Iowa and practiced law with a private firm. He served as Story County magistrate from 1994 through 2005. Jahn is a member of the Story County, Iowa State, and American Bar Associations.

 

District Associate Judge, James B. Malloy: District 2B

Judge Malloy was appointed to the district associate bench in October of 2007. He earned his bachelor's degree from Iowa State University in 1976, M.ED. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1980 and law degree from the University of Nebraska in 1984. Judge Malloy was a magistrate from 1997-2007, was the Assistant County Attorney in Boone from 1984-1987, and was in private law practice from 1987-2007. He is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association and the Story County Bar Association.

 

District Associate Judge, Peter B. Newell: District 2A

Judge Newell, Waverly, was appointed to the bench in 1995. Born in Yale, Michigan, he received his bachelor's degree from Western Illinois University in 1984. He attended Drake University Law School and graduated in 1987. Judge Newell spent seven years with the Black Hawk County attorney's office as assistant county attorney. Judge Newell is married and has two children.

 

District Associate Judge, Steven J. Oeth: District 2B

Judge Oeth, Ogden, was appointed to the bench in June of 1997. Born in Dubuque, Iowa, Judge Oeth went to Drake University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1978 and his law degree in 1982. From 1984 to 1997, he worked as the Boone County attorney. He also practiced law privately from 1986 to 1997. Judge Oeth is a member of the Iowa Bar Association and the Iowa Judges Association. He is married and has two children.

 

District Associate Judge, Kim Riley: District 2B

Judge Riley, Marshalltown, was appointed as a District Associate Judge effective October 7, 2000. She obtained her undergraduate degree from Sioux Falls College in 1985 and her law degree from the University of South Dakota in 1988. After receiving her law degree, Judge Riley served as a law clerk for the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court in South Dakota. Later, she worked for the Iowa Department of Commerce, Banking Division, and she served as Assistant County Attorney, Child Support Recovery Division in Carroll County. She was also supervising attorney of the Marshalltown Public Defender's Office. Judge Riley is a member of the Iowa Judges Association. She is married.

 

District Associate Judge, Gregg Rosenbladt: District 2A

Judge Rosenbladt, Mason City, was appointed to the bench on October 1, 2008. He earned his undergraduate degree from Wartburg College in 1984. In 1987 he received his law degree from the University of Iowa. He practiced in a private law firm from 1987 - 1989. Judge Rosenbladt spent 19 years with the Cerro Gordo County attorney's office as an assistant county attorney. Judge Rosenbladt is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association.

 

District Associate Judge, Kurt J. Stoebe: District 2B

Judge Stoebe, Humboldt, was appointed as a District Associate Judge in July 2006. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Dakota in 1977, and his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1980. Stoebe has previously been a law clerk for Judge Roy Stephenson with the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Humboldt County Attorney and was in private practice with Stoebe Law Office. He served as Humboldt County magistrate from 2001 through 2006. Stoebe is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association, Humboldt County Bar Association and the Iowa Magistrates Association. He is married and has two children.

 

District Associate Judge, Steven P. Van Marel: District 2B

Judge Van Marel, Ames, was appointed to the bench in 1987. Born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, he attended Iowa State University. After earning his degree in community and regional planning in 1980, Judge Van Marel went to the University of Iowa and received his law degree in 1983. He has worked as the assistant Wapello County attorney and the assistant Story County attorney. Judge Van Marel is a member of the Iowa Judges Association. He has a wife and two children.

 

Associate Juvenile Judge, Victor G. Lathrop: District 2B

Judge Lathrop, Ames, was appointed to the bench in 1985. Born in Rockford, Illinois, he received his bachelor's degree from Illinois State University in 1972. He then joined the Iowa Air National Guard and earned his law degree from Drake University in 1975. Judge Lathrop has served as executive director of the legal aid society for Story County and practiced law with a firm from 1977 to 1985. He belongs to the Iowa Judges Association's Juvenile Court Committee and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. He has two children and is widowed.

 

Associate Juvenile Judge James McGlynn: District 2B

Judge McGlynn, Webster City, was appointed to the bench in 1999. He earned his undergraduate degree from Drake University in 1972. He attended Creighton University School of Law, graduating in 1975. Judge McGlynn has been in private practice since 1975. During that time he served several positions including Assistant Kossuth County Attorney, Judicial Magistrate for Kossuth County, and Assistant Webster County Attorney. He is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association and the Hamilton County Bar Association.

 

Senior Judge, Fredrick E. Breen: District 2B

Judge Breen was appointed to the bench in 1989. He attended Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, graduating in 1960. He earned his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 1964. He practiced law in Chicago from 1965-1972 and in Fort Dodge from 1972-1988. He was the Assistant Webster County Attorney from 1979-1982. He is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association.

 

Senior Judge, Allan L. Goode: District 2B

Judge Goode, Fort Dodge, was appointed to the bench in 1988. He was born in Bloomfield, Iowa and earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa in 1963. Judge Goode graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1966. He went into general trial practice and served as assistant Webster County attorney before being appointed to the district associate bench in 1986. Judge Goode is a member of the Iowa Judges Association, Iowa State Bar Association, and the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers.

 

Senior Judge, Thomas R. Hronek: District 2B

Judge Hronek, Ames, was appointed to the bench in July of 1982. He graduated from Loras College with high honors in 1969 and went on to law school at Northwestern University. He graduated with honors in 1972 and worked as assistant attorney general for the State of Iowa from 1972 to 1974. He then became the director at the Legal Aid Society of Story County until 1976. Judge Hronek went into private practice from 1976 to 1982. Judge Hronek is married and has two children.

 

Senior Judge, Gerald W. Magee: District 2A

Judge Magee, Charles City, was appointed to the bench in January of 1992. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa in 1965 and his law degree from the same institution in 1967. Judge Magee is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association and the Iowa Judges Association.

 

Senior Judge, Paul Riffel: District 2A

Judge Riffel, Waverly, was appointed to the bench in 1984. Born in Burlington, Iowa, he earned both his undergraduate and law degrees from Drake University. After graduating in 1973, he served as city attorney for Waverly, then as Bremer County attorney. He also practiced law with a firm. Judge Riffel is a member of the Iowa Judges Association, 2A District Bar Association, and the American Judicature Society. He serves on the Board of Directors and legislative Policy Committee of the Iowa Judges Association as well. Judge Riffel is married and has two children.

 

Senior Judge, Ronald H. Schechtman: District 2B

Judge Schechtman, Carroll, was appointed to the bench in 1987. Born in Greeley, Iowa, he attended the University of Iowa. He earned his undergraduate degree in 1954 and his law degree in 1958 from that institution. After graduation, he practiced law in Carroll, Iowa, until his appointment. He served as Chief Judge of the Second Judicial District. Judge Schechtman is a member of the Carroll County and Iowa State Bar Associations, as well as the Second Judicial District Bar Association, Iowa Judges Association, and American Judges Association. He has four children.

 

Magistrate Rolf Aronsen

Magistrate Aronsen was appointed to serve Cerro Gordo County in August of 2009. He graduated from Augustana in 1973 and Pepperdine University School of Law in 1978. 

 

Magistrate Warren L. Bush

Magistrate Warren L. Bush, Wall Lake, was appointed to serve Sac County in 1987. He graduated from the University of Iowa in 1970 with his bachelor's degree and earned his law degree from Arizona State University in 1973. He has practiced law with firms in Carroll and Wall Lake, Iowa. He is married and has three children.

 

Magistrate Patrick B. Byrne

Magistrate Byrne was appointed to serve Cerro Gordo County in August of 2009.   He graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 1981, and from Drake University Law School, with Honors, in 1983. Mr. Byrne was the assistant County Attorney for Carroll, Greene, Crawford, Audubon, Shelby, Guthrie and Sac Counties with the Child Support Recovery Unit. He was an assistant public defender for Story County, and the Chief public defender for Cerro Gordo County. He has been in private practice since 1997. Mr. Byrne is a member of the Iowa State, Cerro Gordo and Second District Bar Associations. He is also an associate member of the Iowa Trust Association.

 

Magistrate Timothy A. Casperson

Magistrate Timothy A. Casperson was appointed to serve in Hancock County on November 1, 2006. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 1990 and his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1996, graduating with distinction.

 

Magistrate Bruce Cornell

Magistrate Bruce Cornell, Fort Dodge, was appointed to serve Webster County in 1982. He attended Creighton University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1964 and his law degree in 1967. He has been a practicing attorney since 1968 and is married with four children.

 

Magistrate Marilyn J. Dettmer

Magistrate Marilyn J. Dettmer was appointed to serve Floyd County in January of 2008. She attended Wartburg College where she earned her bachelor's degree in 1972, obtained her Masters Degree from UNI in 1989, and her J.D., with Honors, from Drake Law School in 1991. Ms. Dettmer was in private practice from 1992-1993. She was the Assistant Floyd County Attorney from 1992-1994, and the Floyd County Attorney from 1994-2006. She has been in private practice since 2007. Ms. Dettmer has been awarded the American Jurisprudence Award for Ethics and Professional Responsibility. She is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association.

 

Magistrate Jean McNeil Dunn

Magistrate Jean McNeil Dunn was appointed to serve Hardin County in 2002. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa with distinction in 1976 and her law degree from the University of Illinois in 1981. She is married with three children.

 

Magistrate Richard N. Dunn

Magistrate Richard N. Dunn was appointed to serve Hardin County in 2006. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1983 and his law degree in 1986, both from Drake University. Dunn has been in private practice since 1987 and also served as Hardin county attorney from 1995 to 2006. Dunn is a member of the Iowa State and Hardin County bar associations. He is married and has two children.

 

Magistrate Steven M. Egli

Magistrate Steven M. Egli, Waverly, was appointed to serve Bremer County in 1993. As a graduate of the University of Iowa, he earned his bachelor's degree in 1970 and his law degree in 1973. He practiced law in New York State until 1980 and now is an attorney in Iowa. Egli is a member of the Iowa State and American Bar Associations, as well as the American Trial Lawyers Association. He is married with two children.

 

Magistrate Nicolas G. Fontanini

Magistrate Fontanini was appointed to serve Boone County in August of 2009. He graduated from Iowa State University in 2003 and earned his law degree from the University of Iowa in 2007. Mr. Fontanini was the Assistant Boone County Attorney from 2008-2009. He is a member of the Boone County and Iowa State Bar Associations.

 

Magistrate Daron F. Fritz

Magistrate Daron F. Fritz, Lake Mills, was appointed to serve Winnebago County in 1994. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of South Dakota in 1989 and his law degree from Drake University in 1992. He practices law with a private firm and is married.

 

Magistrate David D. Gidel

Magistrate David D. Gidel, Rockwell City, was appointed to serve Calhoun County in 1992. He graduated from the University of Iowa in 1970 with his bachelor's degree and earned his law degree in 1976 from Creighton University. He served in the United States Navy, was a hospitalization referee, and Calhoun County attorney, in addition to practicing law in Nebraska and Rockwell City, Iowa. Gidel is a member of the Calhoun County, Iowa State, and Nebraska State Bar Associations, as well as the Iowa Magistrates Association. He is married and has two sons.

 

Magistrate Joseline L. Greenley

Magistrate Joseline L. Greenley was appointed to serve Hamilton County in 1993.

 

Magistrate John J. Haney

Magistrate Haney was appointed to serve Marshall County in September of 2007. He graduated from Grinnell College with Honors in 1993 and earned his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1996. Haney is a member of the Marshall County Bar Association, Iowa State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. 

 

Magistrate Joseph J. Heidenreich

Magistrate Joseph J. Heidenreich was appointed to serve Sac County in 1983.

 

Magistrate Stephen G. Kersten

Magistrate Stephen G. Kersten was appointed to serve Webster County in 1992.

 

Magistrate Douglas A. Krull

Magistrate Douglas A. Krull was appointed to serve Worth County in 2005. He graduated from Upper Iowa University in 1981 and earned his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1984. He served as Worth County Attorney from 1986-98 and as city attorney for Manly since 2002. He is married and has two sons.

 

Magistrate William A. Long

Magistrate William A. Long, Eagle Grove, was appointed to serve Wright County in 1977. He graduated from Drake University in 1967 with his bachelor's degree and earned his law degree from the University of South Dakota in 1970.

 

Magistrate Andrea M. Miller

Magistrate Andrea M. Miller, Hampton, has been appointed to serve Franklin County in August 2001. She received her undergraduate degree from Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri, in 1993, Cum Laude, and her law degree from the University of Iowa Law School in 1999. She has served as a law clerk for Judicial District 2A for two years, has been a law clerk for the Iowa Attorney General's Office and has volunteered at the Disability Law Center at the University of Iowa. Miller is a member of the Franklin County Bar and the Iowa State Bar Association, Young Lawyer's Division. She is married.

 

Magistrate A. Eric Neu

Magistrate A. Eric Neu, Carroll, was appointed to serve Carroll County in 1999. He received his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University in 1989 and his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1993. He served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice David Harris from 1993 to 1994. He has been in private practice in Carroll since 1994. Neu is a member of the Carroll County Bar Association and the Iowa State Bar Association.

 

Magistrate Kevin M. O'Hare

Magistrate O'Hare, Marshalltown, was appointed to serve Marshall County on September 2000. He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell College in 1977 and his J.D. from the University of Iowa in 1982. He has been in private practice since July 1982. He is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association, ATLA, and the Marshall County Bar Association. He is married and has five children.

 

Magistrate Rita Harmening Pedersen

Magistrate Rita Harmening Pedersen, Jefferson, was appointed to serve Greene County in 1994. As a graduate of Drake University, she earned her bachelor's degree in 1981 and her law degree in 1984. She is a practicing attorney, an abstracter, and a member of the Iowa State Bar Association's Real Estate and Title Law Section. She is married and has four children.

 

Magistrate Ronald J. Pepples

Magistrate Ronald J. Pepples was appointed to serve Butler County in 1981.

 

Magistrate Christopher C. Polking

Magistrate Christopher C. Polking was appointed to serve Carroll County in February of 2008. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1994 from Tufts University and his law degree from the University of Minnesota in 2001, graduating Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif. Polking has been in private practice at the Polking Law Office in Carroll since 2001. Magistrate Polking is a member of the Iowa State and Carroll County Bar Associations.

 

Magistrate DeDra L. Schroeder

Magistrate DeDra L. Schroeder, Rudd, was appointed to serve Mitchell County in 2005. She earned her bachelor's degree in 1991 from the University of Iowa and her law degree in 1994 from the University Of South Dakota School Of Law. Schroeder is in private practice and is a member of the Floyd and Mitchell County Bar Associations. She is married and has three children.

 

Magistrate Kathy Mace Skinner

Magistrate Kathy Mace Skinner, Nevada, was appointed to serve Story County in 2005. As a graduate of Iowa State University, she earned her bachelor's degree in 1969 and master's degree in 1972. She earned her law degree from Drake University in 1987. Skinner has served as administrative law judge and assistant attorney general. She is presently in private practice and is a member of the Story County and Iowa State Bar Associations. She is married and has two children.

 

Magistrate Greg Stoebe

Magistrate Greg Stoebe was appointed to serve Humboldt County in July 2006.  He graduated from the University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in 1973 and earned his law degree from Hamline University School of Law in 1976, graduating Cum Laude. Mr. Stoebe has been practicing law for 30 years. He was the assistant Humboldt County Attorney from 1985 -1999, the Assistant and City Attorney for Humboldt from 1977 - 1997. He has been an Ad Hoc Mediator for the Iowa PER Board since 1996. Mr. Stoebe is a member of the Iowa State and Humboldt County Bar Associations. He won the Iowa Legal Aid/Volunteer Lawyers Project Award in 2005 for pro bono service and is a former President of the Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association.

 

Magistrate Karen Thalacker

Magistrate Thalacker was appointed to serve Bremer County in August of 2009. She graduated from Wartburg College in 1988, and received her law degree from Drake University Law School. She served as an Assistant County Attorney in Black Hawk County from 1991 - 1994, was in private practice from 1994 - 2000, has been a Lecturer in Public Law at Wartburg College since 1997, and has practiced with a law firm since 2006. Magistrate Thalacker is a member of the Bremer County and Iowa State Bar Associations.

 

Magistrate William J. Thatcher

Magistrate William J. Thatcher was appointed to serve Webster County in 1979.

 

Magistrate Ann M. Troge

Magistrate Ann M. Troge was appointed to serve Floyd County in 1994. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Northern Iowa and her law degree from Drake University. Since graduating in 1992, Troge has practiced law with two firms. She is a member of the Floyd County, Iowa State, and American Bar Associations, as well as the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association. She is single and has no children.

 

Magistrate Ronald J. Wagenaar

Magistrate Ronald J. Wagenaar, Mason City, was appointed to serve Cerro Gordo County in September 2007. He earned his bachelor's degree from Northwestern College, Orange City, in 1981 and his law degree from the University of Washington Law School, Seattle Washington, in 1984. Magistrate Wagenaar was a staff attorney for Legal Services Corporation of Iowa from 1985-1989, and a managing attorney for Legal Services from 1989-2007. He is a member of the Iowa State and Washington State Bar Associations.

 

Magistrate Donald M. Winkler

Magistrate Donald M. Winkler, Laurens, was appointed to serve Pocahontas County in 1977. He graduated from Iowa State University with his bachelor's degree in 1971 and earned his law degree in 1974 from Drake University. He is a practicing attorney and is married with two children.