Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced the appointment of Assistant Polk County Attorney Thomas Ogden as an associate judge in Iowa Judicial District 5A. Ogden, who currently resides in Indianola, earned his undergraduate degree from Hillsdale College in Michigan and his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. Ogden is filling a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Kevin Parker. Iowa Judicial District 5A encompasses six central Iowa counties, including Dallas, Guthrie, Jasper, Madison, Marion, and Warren Counties.
