Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced her appointment of Stacy Ritchie as a district court judge.

 Ritchie, of Adel, Iowa, currently serves as an Assistant Dallas County Attorney. She received her undergraduate degree from Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota, and her law degree from the Drake University Law School.

Ritchie fills the vacancy created by the upcoming retirement of District Court Judge Richard B. Clogg. Judicial Election District 5A includes Dallas, Guthrie, Jasper, Madison, Marion, and Warren counties.