Shall Michael K. Jacobsen be retained in office as a District 5A District Judge?
What does this office do?
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Housing Affordability,
Michael K. Jacobsen
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
Michael K. Jacobsen has been a district court judge in central Iowa's Judicial District 5A since 2018. Before that, he was a prosecutor in Jasper County for 22 years, including nine years as the elected county attorney.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Was retained as a District 5A district court judge by voters on November 3, 2020, with 68,744 votes for keeping him and 24,412 against across the district's six counties.
November 3, 2020
Source: sos.iowa.gov
Was appointed a District 5A district court judge by Gov. Kim Reynolds on June 21, 2018, replacing retiring Judge Paul Huscher. He had been the Jasper County Attorney.
June 21, 2018
Source: raccoonvalleyradio.com
Led the prosecution of Terri Supino, charged in two 1983 killings near Newton, as Jasper County Attorney. A jury in Waterloo found her not guilty of both murder counts on February 20, 2015.
February 20, 2015
Source: iowacoldcases.org
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable
Was rated by Iowa lawyers in the Iowa State Bar Association's 2020 judicial review. 99% of the 108 lawyers who rated him said he should be kept on the bench, and they scored his knowledge of the law 4.47 out of 5.
September 28, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nebula.wsimg.com
Source: warrencountyia.gov