DES MOINES– Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced her appointment of Michael Harris as a district judge in Judicial District 6.

Harris, of Iowa City, Iowa, is an Assistant Linn County Attorney. He received his undergraduate and law degrees at the University of Iowa.

Harris fills a vacancy created following the retirement of the Hon. Fae Hoover. Judicial District 6 includes Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn, and Tama counties.