Pictured: Judge Gina Badding delivers the oath of office to County Attorney Curt Steger during the April 14, 2025 Carroll County Board of Supervisors meeting.
On Monday morning, the Carroll County Board of Supervisors formally appointed Curt Steger, who had been serving as interim county attorney following the death of County Attorney John Werden last month, to finish out the remainder of Werden’s term. Chair Scott Johnson presented the resolution to the board.
Steger graduated with a history and fine arts degree from Briar Cliff University in 2000 and taught overseas before returning to Iowa to earn his law degree from the Drake University Law School in Des Moines. He has practiced law for the past 15 years, more than 10 of them as the assistant county attorney under Werden. The supervisors voted unanimously to appoint Steger as county attorney, and Iowa Appellate Judge Gina Badding administered the oath of office. Steger says he is glad to finish the appointment’s formalities so he can focus fully on the county attorney’s duties.
Steger adds he is familiar with much of the county attorney’s responsibilities thanks to working closely with Werden for the past decade. At a supervisors meeting in March, Steger noted he was fortunate to work with somebody so knowledgeable about criminal law, and he says he has no intention now to change how the Carroll County Attorney’s Office runs.
During this (Monday) morning’s meeting, the board also formally approved the appointment of Aaron Ahrendsen, who also works out of the Eich, Werden, Steger & Ahrendsen Law Office, to serve as assistant county attorney.
