Des Moines, IA -- Governor Kim Reynolds on Nov 23rd, announced her appointment of Katie Ranes as a district associate probate judge in Judicial Election District 5C. 

Ranes, of Waukee, Iowa, currently serves as a magistrate in Judicial Election District 5C. She received her undergraduate degree from Roanoke College in Virginia and her law degree from the Drake University Law School. 

Ranes fills a vacancy created by the retirement of District Associate Probate Judge Craig Block. Judicial Election District 5C includes Polk County.