On July 15, 2025, Governor Kim Reynolds announced her appointment of Jennifer Bennett Finn as a district associate judge in Judicial District 3A.

Bennett Finn, of Estherville, Iowa, is the managing attorney at Pelzer Law Firm, LLC. She received her undergraduate degree from Drake University and law degree from Drake University Law School.

Bennett Finn fills a vacancy created following the resignation of the Honorable Ann M. Gales. Judicial District 3A includes Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Kossuth, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, and Palo Alto Counties.?