DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds today (Tuesday) announced her appointment of Ashley West-Joons as a district associate judge in Judicial District 4.  Judicial District 4 includes Audubon, Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, and Shelby counties.

West-Joons, of Missouri Valley, Iowa, is an attorney at West Law Office and also serves as the Harrison County Attorney. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa and her law degree from Creighton University.

West-Joons fills a vacancy created following the resignation of the Hon. Justin Wyatt.