Minnesota Fourth Judicial District

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The Minnesota 4th District Court resides in Minnesota in Hennepin County. It is the state's largest trial court.[1]

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Jurisdiction

This court holds the following jurisdiction:[2]

484.01 JURISDICTION.

Subdivision 1. General.

The district courts shall have original jurisdiction in the following cases:

  1. all civil actions within their respective districts;
  2. in all cases of crime committed or triable therein;
  3. in all special proceedings not exclusively cognizable by some other court or tribunal;
  4. in law and equity for the administration of estates of deceased persons and all guardianship and incompetency proceedings;
  5. the jurisdiction of a juvenile court as provided in chapter 260;
  6. proceedings for the management of the property of persons who have disappeared, and actions relating thereto, as provided in chapter 578; and
  7. in all other cases wherein such jurisdiction is especially conferred upon them by law.

They shall also have appellate jurisdiction in every case in which an appeal thereto is allowed by law from any other court, officer, or body.


§ Subd. 2. Civil service reviews.

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the district court has jurisdiction to review a final decision or order of a civil service commission or board upon the petition of an employee or appointing authority in any first-class city. The employee and appointing authority have standing to seek judicial review in all these cases. Review of the decision or order may be had by securing issuance of a writ of certiorari within 60 days after the date of mailing notice of the decision to the party applying for the writ. To the extent possible, the provisions of rules 110, 111, and 115 of the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure govern the procedures to be followed. Each reference in those rules to the court of appeals, the trial court, the trial court administrator, and the notice of appeal must be read, where appropriate, as a reference to the district court, the body whose decision is to be reviewed, to the administrator, clerk, or secretary of that body, and to the writ of certiorari, respectively. This subdivision does not alter or amend the application of sections 197.455 and 197.46, relating to veterans preference.[3]

Judges


Office Name Party Date assumed office
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 1 William H. Koch 2007
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 2 Frank Magill Nonpartisan
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 3 Thomas Conley Nonpartisan
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 4 Juan Hoyos
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 5 Kerry Meyer 2006
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 6 Sydnee Woods Nonpartisan November 29, 2022
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 7 Tamara G. Garcia
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 8 Anna Andow Nonpartisan March 8, 2021
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 9 Michael Browne
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 10 Jean Burdorf Nonpartisan
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 11 Lisa Janzen Nonpartisan
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 12 Michael Burns Nonpartisan
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 13 Melissa Houghtaling Nonpartisan
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 14 Dean Eyler November 29, 2023
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 15 John Lucas Nonpartisan 2022
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 16 James A. Moore 2012
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 17 Shereen Askalani Nonpartisan
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 18 Susan Burke
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 19 Gina M. Brandt 2006
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 20 Daniel Moreno 2006
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 21 Maximillia Utley Nonpartisan 2020
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 22 Amber Brennan Nonpartisan 2022
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 23 Marta M. Chou
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 24 Matthew Frank Nonpartisan May 1, 2023
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 25 Michelle Hatcher 2019
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 26 Joseph R. Klein
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 27 Jay Quam 2006
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 28 Dominick Mathews November 29, 2023
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 29 Todd Fellman 2019
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 30 Susan Robiner 2006
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 31 Rachel Hughey Nonpartisan September 13, 2021
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 32 Peter A. Cahill 2007
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 33 Sarah Hudleston Nonpartisan May 1, 2023
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 34 Karen A. Janisch
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 35 Sarah West 2018
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 36 Julia Dayton Klein Nonpartisan June 2, 2021
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 37 Carolina A. Lamas
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 38 Colette Routel Nonpartisan September 1, 2021
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 39 Laurie Miller
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 40 Jamie L. Anderson Nonpartisan
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 41 Hilary Lindell Caligiuri
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 42 Luis Bartolomei 2011
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 43 Bridget Ann Sullivan 2014
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 44 Lois Conroy Nonpartisan
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 45 Paul Scoggin
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 46 Theresa Couri Nonpartisan March 8, 2021
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 47 Kristen Marttila November 29, 2023
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 48 Mark Kappelhoff Nonpartisan
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 49 Nelson Peralta Nonpartisan
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 50 Rachna Sullivan Nonpartisan November 15, 2019
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 51 Laura Thomas Nonpartisan June 30, 2020
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 52 Terri Yellowhammer Nonpartisan 2020
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 53 Bev Benson 2014
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 54 Kristin Siegesmund 2012
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 55 Edward T. Wahl 2012
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 56 Charlene Hatcher Nonpartisan
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 57 Jeannice M. Reding 2006
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 58 Christian Sande Nonpartisan
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 59 Patrick D. Robben Nonpartisan
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 60 Bruce D. Manning
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 61 Amy Dawson 2014
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 62 Julie Allyn Nonpartisan 2020
Minnesota 4th District Court Position 63 Angela Willms 2019


Elections

Minnesota is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Minnesota, click here.

Selection method

See also: Judicial selection in the states
See also: Nonpartisan election of judges

Judges of the Minnesota District Courts are all chosen in nonpartisan elections to serve six-year terms. Candidates compete in primaries, from which the top two contestants advance to the general election. Sitting judges must run for re-election if they wish to serve additional terms. While party affiliation is not designated on the ballot, incumbency is. Sitting judges who reach the age of 70 while in office are allowed to serve until the last day of their birthday month.[4]

The chief judge of each district court is selected by peer vote for a two-year term.[4]

Judges of all courts are required to be "learned in the law" and under 70 years old.[4][5]

Judicial elections in Minnesota

See also: Minnesota judicial elections

Minnesota is one of 12 states that uses nonpartisan elections to select judges and does not use retention elections for subsequent terms. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country, click here.

Primary election

In the nonpartisan primary, the two candidates (for each seat) who receive the greatest number of votes advance to the general election. If no more than two candidates filed to run for each seat, their names do not appear on the primary ballot, but they advance directly to the general election.[6]

Filing period

The filing period for offices contested in the November general election lasts for two weeks from the end of May until the beginning of June. Candidates file with either the county auditor of the county in which they reside or the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. Candidates must either pay a filing fee or submit a petition in place of the fee.[7]

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