Judge Andrew R. Jacobsen: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

The Hon. Andrew R. Jacobsen is a judge for the 3rd Judicial District Court of Nebraska. He was appointed to the bench by former Governor Dave Heineman in 2011.

The 3rd Judicial District encompasses Lancaster County. Over the course of his judicial career, Jacobsen was invited to sit with the Nebraska Supreme Court on November 30, 2022. He heard arguments in the case of Core Bank v. Allied Construction Services, sitting in the place of the Hon. Jonathan J. Papik.

Prior to his appointment, Jacobsen was a deputy county attorney for the Lancaster County Attorney’s Office, a position to which he was named in 1990.

Jacobsen earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska in 1985. He then completed a J.D. at the University of Nebraska College of Law in 1989.

His memberships have included the Nebraska State Bar Association. He has also taught trial advocacy at the National Advocacy Center in South Carolina (2002 to 2005).

He is a recipient of the Prosecutor of the Year Award from the Nebraska Conservation Officers Association (2003) and the Appreciation Award for Outstanding Commitment to Nebraska’s Children from the Nebraska Child Support Enforcement Association (2000).