DES MOINES -- Governor Kim Reynolds on July 6th, announced her appointment of Robert Tiefenthaler as a district court judge in Judicial Election District 3B. 

Tiefenthaler, of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, currently practices law as a sole practitioner in Sioux City. Tiefenthaler received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Dakota and his law degree from the University of South Dakota Law School. 

Tiefenthaler fills the vacancy created by the upcoming retirement of District Court Judge Jeffrey Poulson. Judicial Election District 3B includes Crawford, Ida, Monona, Plymouth, Sioux, and Woodbury counties.