Jacob Birkholz has tried 44+ criminal jury trials to verdict across Southern Minnesota — a record of courtroom experience few attorneys can match.
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Jacob Birkholz’s complete jury trial record as certified by the Minnesota State Bar Association. This list represents 44 jury trials and 3 court trials across multiple counties.
| # | Court File | Defendant | Judge / County | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64-CR-12-53 | M.H. | Peterson, Redwood | DWI | 01/30/2013 |
| 2 | 83-CR-12-591 | A.F. | Anderson, Watonwan | Theft | 05/30/2013 |
| 3 | 73-CR-12-3080 | D.H. | Grunke, Stearns | Indecent | 06/11/2013 |
| 4 | 22-CR-13-740 | M.G. | Richards, Faribault | Contribute | 05/09/2014 |
| 5 | 81-CR-13-1050 | D.H. | Collins, Waseca | Drugs | 06/11-12/2014 |
| 6 | 42-CR-14-834 | J.G. | Dietrich, Lyon | DWI/Drugs | 01/29-30/2015 |
| 7 | 42-CR-14-870 | J.S. | Dietrich, Lyon | DWI | 05/06/2015 |
| 8 | 08-CR-14-19 | J.W. | Docherty, Brown | HRO | 11/05/2014 |
| 9 | 08-CR-14-294 | J.C. | Docherty, Brown | Crim Sex | 09/10-11/2014 |
| 10 | 08-CR-14-1025 | K.D. | Docherty, Brown | DWI | 12/10/2015 |
| 11 | 46-CR-15-612 | A.G. | Bentz, Darcy | Assault | 08/21/2015 |
| 12 | 07-CR-15-2703 | P.C. | Jass, Blue Earth | Fleeing | 01/06/2016 |
| 13 | 52-CR-16-55 | A.V. | Westphal, Nicollet | DWI | 12/05/2016 |
| 14 | 07-CR-16-2247 | V.S. | Walker, Blue Earth | Theft | 11/01/2016 |
| 15 | 07-CR-15-1822 | K.E. | Walker, Blue Earth | Arson | 11/08-10/2016 |
| 16 | 08-CR-16-712 | S.H. | Docherty, Brown | Harassment | 12/09/2016 |
| 17 | 07-CR-16-1791 | J.W. | Johnson, Blue Earth | DWI | 11/29/2017 |
| 18 | 08-CR-16-1184 | J.J. | Docherty, Brown | Prostitution | 10/19-20/2017 |
| 19 | 07-CR-16-4379 | L.S. | Betters, Blue Earth | Assault | 07/12-13/2017 |
| 20 | 08-CR-17-486 | K.M. | Docherty, Brown | Assault | 12/06-7/2017 |
| 21 | 22-CR-18-160 | B.W. | Timmerman, Faribault | Assault | 06/21-22/2018 |
| 22 | 40-CR-17-786 | C.B. | Vandelist, Le Sueur | Crim Sex | 01/21-25/2019 |
| 23 | 07-CR-18-3741 | J.W. | Jass, Blue Earth | Assault | 03/06/2019 |
| 24 | 07-CR-19-3187 | K.S. | Jass, Blue Earth | Theft/Fraud | 05/01-02/2019 |
| 25 | 24-CR-18-1269 | D.T. | Leuning, Freeborn | Assault | 05/07-08/2019 |
| 26 | 53-CR-19-432 | E.G. | Moore, Nobles | Assault | 08/21-23/2019 |
| 27 | 55-CR-18-7656 | R.W. | Chase, Joseph | Crim Sex | 01/06-10/2020 |
| 28 | 41-CR-19-33 | R.H. | Dietrich, Michelle | Drugs | 01/03/2020 |
| 29 | 52-CR-18-515 | M.S. | Westphal, Nicollet | DWI | 09/13-16/2019 |
| 30 | 08-CR-19-559 | J.C. | Docherty, Brown | Drugs | 06/17-19/2021 |
| 31 | 07-CR-20-2423 | L.B. | Johnson, Blue Earth | Assault | 07/14/2021 |
| 32 | 07-CR-20-3010 | B.O.H. | Johnson, Blue Earth | DWI | 10/06/2021 |
| 33 | 08-CR-19-805 | J.H. | Docherty, Brown | DWI | 01/20-21/2022 |
| 34 | 64-CR-21-265 | L.W. | Rohland, Redwood | Theft | 04/07/2022 |
| 35 | 52-CR-21-42 | T.W. | Krehbiel, Nicollet | Theft | 04/18-19/2022 |
| 36 | 55-CR-20-7001 | J.F. | King, Olmsted | Abuse | 10/17-20/2022 |
| 37 | 64-CR-21-105 | P.N. | Rohland, Redwood | Crim Sex | 11/08-10/2022 |
| 38 | 46-CR-22-847 | N.P. | Bentz, Martin | Disorderly | 08/10/2023 |
| 39 | 53-CR-23-179 | J.G. | Haley, Nobles | DWI | 11/06/2023 |
| 40 | 52-CR-22-335 | L.W. | Krehbiel, Nicollet | Assault | 12/20-21/2023 |
| 41 | 46-CR-24-209 | L.A. | Trushenski, Martin | Assault | 01/29-31/2025 |
| 42 | 07-CR-23-246 | W.P. | Betters, Blue Earth | Crim Sex | 05/13-16/2025 |
| 43 | 32-CR-24-7 | G.C. | Bentz, Jackson | Assault | 06/12-13/2025 |
| 44 | 07-CR-23-2540 | W.P. | Betters, Blue Earth | Crim Sex | 04/28-29/2026 |
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