Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds recently announced her appointment of Justin Lightfoot as a district court judge in Judicial District 6 and John Sandy as a district court judge in Judicial Election District 3A.

Lightfoot, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, currently serves as the criminal division chief of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa.

Lightfoot fills the vacancy created by the retirement of District Court Judge Patrick Grady. Judicial District 6 includes Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn, and Tama counties.

Sandy, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, currently practices law with the Sandy Law Firm P.C. in Spirit Lake and serves as a Minnesota assistant public defender.

Sandy fills the vacancy created by the retirement of District Court Judge David Lester. Judicial Election District 3A includes Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Kossuth, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, and Palo Alto counties.