Judges · District court, Judicial District 1

Brook K. Jacobsen

District Court Judge · District 1B

About

  • Appointed to this post in 20261
  • No retention vote on record yet. New judges face voters at the first general election after a full year on the bench.

Judge Jacobsen was appointed District Judge in 2026. He received his undergraduate degree from St. Olaf College and his law degree from University of Minnesota Law School in 1999. Prior to his appointment, he was in private practice from 2002 through 2004. He served as Assistant County Attorney for the…

Full biography on iowacourts.gov

Retention votes

No retention votes on record (Iowa Funnel has them from 2020 for justices and 2022 for other judges).