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 Boone County Bar Association.