Judge Mahaffey, Grinnell, was appointed District Associate Judge in 2023. She earned
her undergraduate degree from Luther College in 2013, and her law degree from Drake
University Law School in 2016. Judge Mahaffey was previously employed as an Assistant
Marshall County Attorney and as an Assistant Public Defender in the Juvenile Public
Defender’s Office in Des Moines. Judge Mahaffey is a member of The Iowa State Bar
Association.