A new judge has been appointed to the district that includes Greene County.

Governor Kim Reynolds appointed Hunter Thorpe as a district associate judge for Judicial District 2B. This appointment fills a vacancy from the retirement of Judge Steven Van Marel, who served as a judge since 1987. The Ankeny native is an assistant county attorney for the Boone County Attorney’s Office. Thorpe earned his undergraduate degree from Central College and his law degree is from Drake Law School.

Judicial District 2B includes 13 counties with Greene, Webster, Carroll, Hamilton, Marshall, Sac, Boone, Calhoun, Wright, Pocahontas, Story, Humboldt and Hardin counties.