New District Judge Appointed for Area Including Buchanan & Fayette Counties

Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced her appointment of Brook K. Jacobsen as a District Judge in Judicial District 1B.  

Judicial District 1B includes Buchanan and Fayette counties, as well as Black Hawk, Chickasaw, Grundy, and Howard counties. 

Jacobsen, of Cedar Falls, serves as District Associate Judge in Judicial District 1B. He received his undergraduate degree from St. Olaf College and law degree from University of Minnesota Law School. 

Jacobsen fills a vacancy created following the retirement of the Hon. Kellyann Lekar.