Jacob N. Sommer
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- Churchill County Public Defender
- Admitted
- 4/18/2007 (19 years, 5 months - more experience than 54% of active Nevada attorneys)
- Law school
- William S. Boyd, School of Law
- Location
- Fallon, NV
Contact and address
Record last verified May 21, 2026
Discipline history
No discipline on record.
Record last verified May 21, 2026
Appellate record
Handled 12 Supreme Court of Nevada / Court of Appeals of Nevada cases on record.
Results in appellate decisions and orders
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
- Criminal cases - Challenging a ruling: won 0 of 10
Appellate courts uphold far more rulings than they overturn, so lawyers who mostly defend rulings tend to show higher won-shares than lawyers who mostly challenge them. This breakdown lets you compare like with like.
Won means the court ruled the way this side asked. Mixed means the court agreed in part. Cases that were dismissed or have no clear result are listed but not counted. Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 90865-COA - CRYSLER, II (JOHN) VS. STATE (CRIMINAL) (Jan 29, 2026)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
- 89743-COA - POTTEIGER (ZACKERY) VS. STATE (CRIMINAL) (Jul 30, 2025)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
- 85390-COA - EISENHAUER (ADAM) VS. STATE (Sep 15, 2023)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
- 85713 - KACKLEY (CHRISTIAN) VS. STATE (Feb 3, 2023)Dismissednot counted case details
- 78293 - LEMOS (CARL) VS. STATE (Apr 16, 2020)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
- 77231-COA - GOKEY (NICHOLAS) VS. STATE (Jan 30, 2020)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
- 73036-COA - MUELLER (SIEGFRIED) VS. STATE (May 16, 2018)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
- 72999 - IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO A.J.W. (Oct 9, 2017)Dismissednot counted case details
- 70477-COA - KORTE (MICHAEL) VS. STATE (Feb 23, 2017)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
- 69607-COA - EVANS, IV (DONALD) VS. STATE (Jun 23, 2016)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com - Nevada appellate decisions and orders
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Defendant released by Churchill Judge arrested again on new charges
“…to the community. News 4 reached out to Churchill County Public Defender Jacob Sommer but we have not heard back. Comment with Bubbles BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT AS…”
mynews4.com - Jun 3, 2026 - read article
Churchill County judge frees man charged with child sex assault on own recognizance
“…. I think he should be in jail." But the Churchill County Public Defender, Jacob Sommer, argued during the hearing that the decision to release Landers was the…”
mynews4.com - Feb 26, 2026 - read article
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