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# Charity Sullivan

Iowa Judicial District 1 District Court · District Associate Judge

## Profile

- Court: Iowa Judicial District 1 District Court
- State: Iowa
- Role: District Associate Judge
- Service status: expected
- Appointment: Appointed on September 10, 2026. [Iowa Judicial District 1 District Court](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/court/ia/iowa-judicial-district-1-district-court)

## Summary

Charity Sullivan — Iowa Judicial District 1 District Court

## Biography

### Professional career

- Cedar Falls, Iowa attorney appointed by Governor Kim Reynolds as a District Associate Judge in Judicial District 1B on September 10, 2026
- Assistant Black Hawk County attorney and lived in Cedar Falls at the time of the announcement
- Sullivan’s appointment ensures continuity in the district’s judicial process and brings a prosecutor’s perspective to the bench, reflecting her prior prosecutorial experience
- As a District Associate Judge, Sullivan will preside over cases in Judicial District 1B, which covers Black Hawk, Buchanan, Chickasaw, Fayette, Grundy, and Howard Counties

### Education

- Undergraduate studies at the University of Northern Iowa
- Law degree at the University of Idaho College of Law.

### Additional information

- Appointment date: 2026-09-10
- Before her judicial appointment, Sullivan held the position of Assistant Black Hawk County Attorney.
- Governor Kim Reynolds announced Sullivan’s appointment to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Hon.
- Brooke Jacobsen.
- Appointed court: IA::iowa-judicial-district-1-district-court
- Her legal career includes work in the Criminal Division of the Black Hawk County Attorney’s Office, with expertise in felony, arson, and vehicular homicide cases
- Judicial subdistrict: 1B

## Sources

- [governor.iowa.gov](https://governor.iowa.gov/press-release/2026-09-10/gov-reynolds-appoints-charity-sullivan-district-associate-judge)

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