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Katherine R. Abel

Magistrate: Cedar County

Magistrate Katie Reidy Abel, Dubuque, was appointed to serve Cedar County in 2021. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 2010, her Master of Public Policy from the University of Northern Iowa in 2012, and her law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2016. She was a SNAP Outreach Coordinator with the Iowa Food Bank Association before attending law school. During law school she worked as a clerk for Roxanne Conlin & Associates from 2014 to 2016 and then joined the law firm of Beine & Roberts Law in 2016 as a law clerk before becoming an associate in 2017. Thereafter, she became a law partner at Beine & Abel Law Firm, PLC, in Tipton, Iowa, in 2019, where she continues to practice today. Magistrate Abel is married with two children.

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