Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Mitchell Hamline Alumni

Class Notes

Class of 1984

Hon. Janet Hilde ’84

Posted: November 1, 2024
Judge Janet Hilde ’84 retired after serving more than 17 years as a Superior Court Judge in Plumas County, California.  She also served on many statewide judicial committees and on the Executive Board of the California Judges Association. Class of 1984

Hon. Janet Hilde ’84

Scott Anderson ’84

Posted: February 8, 2024
Scott Anderson has retired after 38 years of the practice of law.  He spent the majority of his career representing Counties, cities and school districts.  Scott was a founding partner of Rupp, Anderson, Squires, Waldspurger and Mace. Class of 1984

Scott Anderson ’84

Hon. Todd W. Bjerke ’84

Posted: August 3, 2023
Judge Todd W. Bjerke retired July 31, 2023 after 39 years of public service.  He served as a Circuit Court Judge for 16 years and as an Assistant District Attorney for 17 years in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.  He worked as an Assistant County Attorney for two years in Redwood County, Minnesota.  Bjerke was a …

Hon. Todd W. Bjerke ’84

Charles Bates ’84

Posted: May 19, 2023
Charles (Charley) Bates has been appointed to the Bremerton, Washington Civil Service Commission.  The Commission overseas the policies related to recruitment, hiring, training, development, transfers, and discharges of the uniformed personnel [police, fire] and related personnel of the City of Bremerton.  Bates has been a resident of Bremerton since shortly after he retired in 2018. …

Charles Bates ’84

Elliot Herland ’84

Posted: May 19, 2023
The Cloud Story – A Bedtime Meditation for Children, was published by Elliot A. Herland in January 2023. The book takes readers on a gentle ride atop a small cloud through a blue-sky overlooking wetlands, forests, mountains and meadows. Using a bedtime story as a guide, deep breathing cues are dispersed throughout the picture book aimed …

Elliot Herland ’84

James Barnum ’84

Posted: March 30, 2023
In January 2023, James A. Barnum, WMCL ‘84, retired as vice president / senior counsel with St. Paul-based Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.  Prior to joining Hubbard in 1991, Barnum first clerked for U.S. District Judge Edward J. Devitt (D.Minn.) then practiced as a litigation associate with Leonard Street and Deinard (now Stinson) and Jones Day.  From …

James Barnum ’84

Charles Bates ’84

Posted: July 6, 2021
Charles Bates authored an article for the July / August 2020 issue of Washington State Bar News, the official publication of the Washington State Bar Association.  His book review of Cara Robertson’s “The Trial of Lizzie Borden” was the lead article for the “Buy the Book: Must-add titles for your summer reading list” section, an …

Charles Bates ’84