Judge Daniel Vakulskas, Sioux City, was appointed to serve Woodbury county in 2017 as a magistrate. He was appointed district associate judge in 2018 and serves Plymouth and Sioux counties. Judge Vakulskas graduated from the University of Iowa with his undergraduate degree and received his law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Prior to his appointment practiced law at Vakulskas Law Firm in Sioux City.