(KLZA)-- Missouri Governor Mike Parson has appointed the Honorable Corey K. Herron as Circuit Judge for the 4th Judicial Circuit, which includes Nodaway, Atchison, Holt, Gentry, and Worth counties. 

Herron will fill the Circuit Judge vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Roger M. Prokes.

Judge Herron, of Rock Port, currently serves as an Associate Circuit Judge for the 4th Judicial Circuit in Atchison County. 

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri–Columbia.