Don Jacobson Court Administrator Flagstaff Municipal Court Flagstaff, Arizona

The Star Award is conferred on an ICM Fellow who demonstrates excellence in the advancement of court administration through leadership and education. Once each year, ICM notifies Fellows of the Institute for Court Management that it is accepting nominations of ICM Fellows to be considered for the Star Award. After a review of the nominations, the Vice President of ICM selects the winner and announces the Star Award winner at a Fellows reception typically held at the annual conference of the National Association for Court Management.

The recipient of the 2010 Star Award is Don Jacobson, Court Administrator in the Flagstaff Municipal Court in Arizona. Don has 17 years of experience working with the courts, beginning his career as bailiff, law librarian and assistant administrator in the Superior Court in Arizona. He spent the last 16 years in court administration with courts of limited and general jurisdiction in Arizona. He is currently Court Administrator for the Flagstaff Municipal Court. Case management, automated systems, jury management, personnel, budget, facility development and strategic planning all make up a portion of his responsibilities during his tenure at the court. Don is a 1999 Fellow of the Institute for Court Management. He received a B.S. in Engineering, with an emphasis in Electrical Engineering from Northern Arizona University (NAU), and received his M.A., with Honors, from Denver Seminary.

Congratulations to Mr. Jacobson, ICM’s winner of the 2010 Star Award.

“I am humbled to even be considered
for this award and honored to be
listed among such great court leaders.
It has been a privilege, over the years,
to watch our profession grow, to help
increase the knowledge of what court
administration means in practical
ways to our communities, and to
expand an understanding of the role
of the court with all our justice partners.”

Previous Star Award Winners
2009 Bob Zastany
2008 Chris Crawford
2007 Collins E. Ijoma
2006 Pamela Ryder-Lahey
2005 D. J. Hanson
2004 Sue Dosal and Gordy Griller
2003 Donald Cullen
2002 Janet G. Cornell
2001 Carl Baar and Geoff Gallas
2000 Mary M. Brittain
1999 Daniel H. Straub