Elected and Appointed Officials in Minnesota

Judicial Branch

• Federal

  U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota (1)
  Eric C. Tostrud ’90

  U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota Senior Judges (2)
  Donovan W. Frank ’77
  Paul A. Magnuson ’63

  U.S. Magistrate Judges for the District of Minnesota (2)
  Leo I. Brisbois ’87
  Elizabeth Cowan Wright ’06

  Federal Administrative Law Judges, Social Security Administration (3)
  Virginia Kuhn ’89
  Raymond Souza ’01
  Richard Thrasher ’90

• Tribal

  Bois Forte Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
  Megan Treuer ’05 (chief judge)

  Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
  Henry M. Buffalo, Jr. ’02 (chief judge)
  Shauna L. Coons ’07 (associate judge)

  Upper Sioux Indian Community
  Lenor Scheffler Blaeser ’88 (tribal judge)

  White Earth Nation
  David DeGroat ’95
  Megan Treuer ’05 (associate judge)

• State

  Minnesota Supreme Court (1)
  Anne K. McKeig ’92 (associate justice)

  Minnesota Court of Appeals (7)
  JaPaul Harris ’03
  Matthew E. Johnson ’92
  Michelle A. Larkin ’92
  Peter M. Reyes Jr. ‘97
  Jon Schmidt ’03
  Randall J. Slieter ’86
  Renee L. Worke ’83

  First Judicial District (25)
  Christopher D. Bates ’10 (Dakota)
  Patrick Biren ’02 (Goodhue)
  Jamie L. Cork ’98 (Dakota)
  Amber Donley ’08 (Sibley)
  Bryce Ehrman ’07 (Dakota)
  Martin Fallon ’00 (Carver)
  Stacey E. Sorensen Green ’06 (Dakota)
  Patrick Goggins ’01 (Le Sueur)
  Kathryn Iverson ’08 (Dakota)
  Lauren M. Johnson ’13 (Scott)
  Colleen G. King ’00 (Scott)
  David L. Knutson ’86 (Dakota)
  Christopher J. Lehmann ’94 (chief judge, Dakota)
  Caroline “Carrie” H. Lennon ’89 (Scott)
  Krista M. Marks ’09 (Dakota)
  Michael Mayer ’85 (Dakota)
  Cynthia L. McCollum ’85 (Dakota)
  Tanya O. O’Brien ’03 (Dakota)
  Matthew Schmidt ’10 (Dakota)
  Tori Stewart ’05 (Goodhue)
  Vicki Vial Taylor ’92 (Dakota)
  Paula Vraa ’91 (Scott)
  Richelle M. Wahi ’03 (Dakota)
  Christian S. Wilton ’94 (Scott)
  Jody L. Winters ’92 (McLeod)

  Second Judicial District (17)
  Reynaldo A. Aligada ’02 (Ramsey)
  Joy D. Bartscher ’86 (Ramsey)
  Jessica Bierwerth ’04 (Ramsey)
  Timothy Carey ’09 (Ramsey)
  Kellie Charles ’97 (Ramsey)
  Elizabeth Clysdale ’04 (referee, Ramsey)
  Victoria Elsmore ’09 (referee, Ramsey)
  Thomas A. Gilligan ’89 (Ramsey)
  Sara R. Grewing ’03 (chief judge, Ramsey)
  DeAnne M. Hilgers ’00 (Ramsey)
  Richard H. Kyle Jr. ’89 (Ramsey)
  Kelly Olmstead ’05 (assistant chief judge, Ramsey)
  Jennifer Verdeja ’05 (Ramsey)
  Sophia Y. Vuelo ’98 (Ramsey)
  Adam Yang ’98 (Ramsey)
  Der Yang ’04 (Ramsey)
  Paul Yang ’00 (Ramsey)

  Third Judicial District (14)
  Karie Anderson ’11 (Rice)
  Joseph A. Bueltel ’87 (Steele)
  Nancy Buytendorp ’91 (Winona)
  Jeremy Clinefelter ’02 (Fillmore)
  Christa M. Daily ’98 (assistant chief judge, Olmstead)
  Debra Groehler ’99 (Dodge)
  Carol M. Hanks ’06 (Waseca)
  Christy Hormann ’04 (Freeborn)
  Jeffrey Johnson ’92 (Rice)
  Pamela A.W. King ’00 (Olmstead)
  Natalie Martinez ’09 (Mower)
  Kevin H. Siefken ’95 (Mower)
  Christina K. Stevens ’97 (Olmstead)
  Kathy M. Wallace ’96 (Olmsted)

  Fourth Judicial District (24)
  Anna Andow ’08 (Hennepin)
  Shereen M. Askalani ’02 (Hennepin)
  Bev Benson ’85 (Hennepin)
  Gina M. Brandt ’91 (Hennepin)
  Michael Browne ’99 (Hennepin)
  Jean Burdorf ’94 (Hennepin)
  Michael E. Burns ’01 (Hennepin)
  Matthew Frank ’91 (Hennepin)
  Emily J. Froehle ’10 (Hennepin)
  Michelle Hatcher ’98 (Hennepin)
  Melissa Houghtaling ’07 (Hennepin)
  Juan G. Hoyos ’92 (Hennepin)
  Lisa K. Janzen ’94 (Hennepin)
  John Lucas ’88 (Hennepin)
  Mary Madden ’88 (referee, Hennepin)
  Dominick D. Mathews ’07 (Hennepin)
  Danielle Mercurio ’10 (referee, Hennepin)
  Ngoc Nguyen ’01 (referee, Hennepin)
  Joel Olson ’01 (referee, Hennepin)
  Christian M. Sande ’96 (Hennepin)
  Christy Snow-Kaster ’04 (referee, Hennepin)
  Richard Stebbins ’93 (referee, Hennepin)
  Sarah West ’05 (Hennepin)
  Angela Willms ’07 (Hennepin)

  Fifth Judicial District (12)
  Darci J. Bentz ’94 (chief judge, Jackson)
  Mark E. Betters ’05 (Blue Earth)
  Michelle Dietrich ’94 (Lyon)
  Robert A. Docherty ’87 (Brown)
  Sherry Haley ’02 (Nobles)
  Krista J. Jass ’93 (Blue Earth)
  Kayla M. Johnson ’08 (Pipestone)
  Allison Krehbiel ’91 (Nicollet)
  Andrea Lieser ’10 (Blue Earth)
  Patrick R. Rohland ’00 (Redwood)
  Kristine Weeks ’07 (Blue Earth)
  Christina M. Wietzema ’93 (Cottonwood)

  Sixth Judicial District (10)
  Jill Eichenwald ’92 (St. Louis)
  Jessica J. Fralich ’02 (St. Louis)
  Robert C. Friday ’99 (St. Louis)
  Amy Lukasavitz ’07 (Carlton)
  Theresa M. Neo ’01 (St. Louis)
  Bhupesh Pattni ’12 (St. Louis)
  Andrew Peterson ’01 (St. Louis)
  Shawn B. Reed ’97 (St. Louis)
  Rebekka Stumme ’99 (Carlton)
  Rachel Sullivan ’01 (chief judge, St. Louis)

  Seventh Judicial District (9)
  Bill Cashman ’87 (Stearns)
  Timothy M. Churchwell ’89 (Douglas)
  Andrew R. Pearson ’98 (Stearns)
  Matthew M. Quinn ’99 (Mille Lacs)
  Robert J. Raupp ’89 (Benton)
  Karl Schmidt ’93 (Benton)
  Leonard Weiler ’91 (Morrison)
  Nathaniel Welte ’04 (Stearns)
  Antoinette Wetzel ’95 (Morrison)

  Eighth Judicial District (9)
  Stephanie Beckman ’03 (chief judge, Meeker)
  Amy J. Doll ’03 (Grant)
  Jennifer K. Fischer ’93 (Kandiyohi)
  Rodney C. Hanson ’85 (assistant chief judge, Kandiyohi)
  Keith Helgeson ’91 (Yellow Medicine)
  Laurence Stratton ’02 (Renville)
  Stephen J. Wentzell ’01 (Kandiyohi)
  Allison T. Whalen ’14 (Swift)
  Benjamin Wilcox ’09 (Stevens)

  Ninth Judicial District (12)
  Patricia Alander Aanes ’97 (Crow Wing)
  Matti Adam ’12 (Beltrami)
  Jana Austad ’91 (chief judge, Cass)
  Jeanine Brand ’90 (Beltrami)
  Heidi M. Chandler ’95 (Itasca)
  Kristine R. DeMay ’95 (Crow Wing)
  Charles Halverson ’88 (Cass)
  David F. Hermerding ’93 (Aitkin)
  Kathryn Lorsbach ’15 (Hubbard)
  Matthew Mallie ’96 (Crow Wing)
  Sarah McBroom ’09 (Itasca)
  John G. Melbye ’95 (Beltrami)

  Tenth Judicial District (26)
  Suzanne Bollman ’86 (Chicago)
  John Bowen ’05 (Wright)
  Amy R. Brosnahan ’99 (Isanti)
  Suzanne Brown ’97 (Anoka)
  Brianne J. Buccicone ’05 (Sherburne)
  Justin M. Collins ’09 (Anoka)
  Michele A. Davis ’98 (Wright)
  John Dehen ’88 (Anoka)
  Patrick W. Flanagan ’93 (Pine)
  Juanita Freeman ’08 (Washington)
  Stoney L. Hiljus ’95 (Kanabec)
  Jenny Walker Jasper ’87 (Anoka)
  John D. Klossner ’02 (Isanti)
  Thomas R. Lehmann ’87 (Anoka)
  Catherine McPherson ’94 (Wright)
  Siv Mjanger ’05 (Washington)
  Jennifer D. Peterson ’01 (Anoka)
  Melissa Saterbak ’04 (Anoka)
  Todd R. Schoffelman ’94 (Anoka)
  Jennifer Stanfield ’01 (Anoka)
  Kristi Stanislawski ’05 (Sherburne)
  Elizabeth Strand ’98 (chief judge, Wright)
  Dyanna L. Street ’94 (Anoka)
  Kari Willis ’04 (Wright)
  Viet-Hanh Winchell ’12 (Washington)
  Heather M. Wynn ’06 (Pine)

  District Court Senior Judges (48)
  Jerome B. Abrams ’81
  Diane Alshouse ’84
  Karen Asphaug ’82
  Robert A. Awsumb ’86
  Shawn M. Bartsh ’82
  Gary W. Bastian ’74
  Robert Birnbaum ’82
  Gail Chang Bohr ’91
  Tanya M. Bransford ’83
  Janet L. Barke Cain ’89
  John T. Cajacob ’78
  Jay D. Carlson ’79
  Regina M. Chu ’80
  Lawrence F. Clark ’80
  Elizabeth Cutter ’80
  James Dehn ’75
  Kevin W. Eide ’79
  Thomas M. Fitzpatrick ’81
  James B. Florey ’81
  Kathleen R. Gearin ’75
  John H. Guthmann ’80
  Dale O. Harris ’93
  John C. Hoffman ’82
  Carol Hooten ’78
  Debra Jacobson ’80
  Kurt D. Johnson ’83
  Philip T. Kanning ’74
  William H. Leary III ’79
  Kevin A. Lund ’80
  John R. McBride ’77
  Timothy J. McManus ’85
  David L. Mennis ’85
  Kathryn Davis Messerich ’87
  Leslie M. Metzen ’79
  Kathleen A. Mottl ’89
  Shawn M. Moynihan ’82
  Cara Lee Neville ’75
  Matthew J. Opat ’77
  Richard Perkins ’78
  David Piper ’79
  John H. Scherer ’81
  Martha M. Simonett ’84
  Joanne M. Smith ’77
  John P. Smith ’75
  Mark C. Vandelist ’83
  Terrence Walters ’76
  Teresa Warner ’86
  Dale A. Wolf ’74