Jerry Leroy Larson (May 17, 1936 – April 25, 2018) was an American judge who served as an associate justice of the

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from 1978 to 2008.

Background

Larson was born in

Harlan, Iowa Harlan is a city in Shelby County, Iowa, along the West Nishnabotna River. The population was 4,893 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Shelby County. History Harlan was platted in 1858. It was named for one of Iowa's earl ...

on May 17, 1936. He received his bachelor's and law degrees in 1958 and 1960 from the

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. Larson served as county attorney for Shelby County from 1965 to 1970. Larson then served as an Iowa District Court judge from 1975 to 1978. He died in Harlan on April 25, 2018, at the age of 81.

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