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 Ojibwe
  Megan Treuer ’05

  Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
  Mary Al Balber ’90

  Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
  Lenor Scheffler Blaeser ’88 (Court of Appeals)

  Red Lake Nation
  Elizabeth Royal ’02

  Upper Sioux Community
  Lenor Scheffler Blaeser ’88

  White Earth Nation
  David DeGroat ’95
  Megan Treuer ’05
  Lenor Scheffler Blaeser ’88 (Court of Appeals)

• State

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

  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 (26)
  Patrick Biren ’02 (Goodhue)
  Janet L. Barke Cain ’89 (Carver)
  Jamie L. Cork ’98 (Dakota)
  Amber Donley ’08 (Sibley)
  Bryce Ehrman ’07 (Dakota)
  Martin Fallon ’00 (Carver)
  Patrick Goggins ’01 (Le Sueur)
  Kathryn Iverson Landrum ’08 (Dakota)
  Lauren M. Johnson ’13 (Scott)
  Colleen G. King ’00 (Scott)
  David L. Knutson ’86 (Dakota)
  Christopher J. Lehmann ’94 (Dakota)
  Caroline “Carrie” H. Lennon ’89 (Scott, Chief Judge)
  Krista M. Marks ’09 (Dakota)
  Michael Mayer ’85 (Dakota)
  Cynthia L. McCollum ’85 (Dakota)
  Timothy J. McManus ’85 (Dakota)
  Tanya O. O’Brien ’03 (Dakota)
  Arlene Perkkio ’81 (Dakota)
  Stacey E. Sorensen Green ’06 (Dakota)
  Tori Stewart ’05 (Goodhue)
  Vicki Vial Taylor ’92 (Dakota, Assistant Chief Judge)
  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)
  Shawn M. Bartsh ’82 (Ramsey)
  Joy D. Bartscher ’86 (Ramsey)
  Shawn M. Bartsh ’82 (Ramsey)
  Timothy Carey ’09 (Ramsey)
  Kellie Charles ’97 (Ramsey)
  Thomas A. Gilligan ’89 (Ramsey)
  Sara R. Grewing ’03 (Ramsey, Chief Judge)
  John Guthmann ’80 (Ramsey)
  DeAnne M. Hilgers ’00 (Ramsey)
  Richard H. Kyle Jr. ’89 (Ramsey)
  Kelly Olmstead ’05 (Ramsey, Assistant Chief Judge)
  Sophia Y. Vuelo ’98 (Ramsey)
  Adam Yang ’98 (Ramsey)
  Paul Yang ’00 (Ramsey)
  Referee Elizabeth Clysdale ’04 (Ramsey)
  Referee Victoria Elsmore ’09 (Ramsey)

  Third Judicial District (15)
  Karie Anderson ’11 (Rice County)
  Joseph A. Bueltel ’87 (Steele County, Chief Judge)
  Nancy Buytendorp ’91 (Winona County)
  Jeremy Clinefelter ’02 (Fillmore County)
  Christa M. Daily ’98 (Mower County)
  Debra Groehler ’99 (Dodge County)
  Carol M. Hanks ’06 (Waseca County)
  Christy Hormann ’04 (Freeborn County)
  Jeffrey Johnson ’92 (Rice County)
  Pamela A.W. King ’00 (Olmstead County)
  Mary Carroll Leahy ’90 (Winona County)
  Natalie Martinez ’09 (Mower County)
  Kevin H. Siefken ’95 (Mower County)
  Christina K. Stevens ’97 (Olmstead County)
  Kathy M. Wallace ’96 (Olmsted County)

  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)
  Charlene Hatcher ’87 (Hennepin)
  Michelle Hatcher ’98 (Hennepin)
  Melissa Houghtaling ’07 (Hennepin)
  Juan G. Hoyos ’92 (Hennepin)
  Lisa K. Janzen ’94 (Hennepin)
  John Lucas ’88 (Hennepin)
  Dominick D. Mathews ’07 (Hennepin)
  Christian M. Sande ’96 (Hennepin)
  Sarah West ’05 (Hennepin)
  Angela Willms ’07 (Hennepin)
  Referee George Borer ’80 (Hennepin)
  Referee Mary Madden ’88 (Hennepin)
  Referee Danielle Mercurio ’10 (Hennepin)
  Referee Ngoc Nguyen ’01 (Hennepin)
  Referee Christy Snow-Kaster ’04 (Hennepin)
  Referee Richard Stebbins ’93 (Hennepin)

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

  Sixth Judicial District (9)
  Jill Eichenwald ’92 (St. Louis County)
  Robert C. Friday ’99 (St. Louis County)
  Dale O. Harris ’93 (St. Louis County)
  Amy Lukasavitz ’07 (Carlton County)
  Theresa M. Neo ’01  (St. Louis County)
  Bhupesh Pattni ’12 (St. Louis County)
  Andrew Peterson ’01 (St. Louis County)
  Rebekka Stumme ’99 (Carlton County)
  Rachel Sullivan ’01 (St. Louis County, Assistant Chief Judge)

  Seventh Judicial District (11)
  Bill Cashman ’87 (Stearns County)
  Timothy M. Churchwell ’89 (Douglas County)
  Michael S. Jesse ’85 (Benton County)
  Andrew R. Pearson ’98 (Stearns County)
  Matthew M. Quinn ’99 (Mille Lacs County)
  Robert J. Raupp ’89 (Benton County)
  Karl Schmidt ’93 (Benton)
  Greta Smolnisky ’99 (Clay County)
  Leonard Weiler ’91 (Morrison County)
  Nathaniel Welte ’04 (Stearns County)
  Antoinette Wetzel ’95 (Morrison County)

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

  Ninth Judicial District (11)
  Patricia Alander Aanes ’97 (Crow Wing County)
  Matti Adam ’12 (Beltrami)
  Jana Austad ’91 (Cass County, Chief Judge)
  Jeanine Brand ’90 (Beltrami County)
  Heidi M. Chandler ’95 (Itasca County)
  Kristine R. DeMay ’95 (Crow Wing County)
  Charles Halverson ’88 (Cass County)
  David F. Hermerding ’93 (Aitkin County)
  Matthew Mallie ’96 (Crow Wing County)
  Sarah McBroom ’09 (Itasca County)
  John G. Melbye ’95 (Beltrami County)
  Robert D. Tiffany ’87 (Hubbard County)

  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)
  Michele A. Davis ’98 (Wright)
  John Dehen ’88 (Anoka)
  Patrick W. Flanagan ’93 (Pine)
  Juanita Freeman ’08 (Washington)
  Stoney L. Hiljus ’95 (Kanabec County, Chief Judge)
  Jenny Walker Jasper ’87 (Anoka)
  Jonathan Jasper ’84 (Anoka)
  John D. Klossner ’02 (Isanti)
  Thomas R. Lehmann ’87 (Anoka)
  Nancy J. Logering ’85 (Anoka)
  Catherine McPherson ’94 (Wright)
  Siv Mjanger ’05 (Washington)
  Melissa Saterbak ’04 (Anoka)
  Todd R. Schoffelman ’94 (Anoka)
  Jennifer Stanfield ’01 (Anoka)
  Kristi Stanislawski ’05 (Sherburne)
  Elizabeth Strand ’98 (Wright County, Chief Judge)
  Dyanna L. Street ’94 (Anoka)
  Kari Willis ’04 (Wright)
  Viet-Hanh Winchell ’12 (Washington)
  Heather M. Wynn ’06 (Pine)

  District Court Senior Judges (34)
  Diane Alshouse ’84
  Karen Asphaug ’82
  Robert A. Awsumb ’86
  Gary W. Bastian ’74
  Robert Birnbaum ’82
  John T. Cajacob ’78
  Jay D. Carlson ’79
  Gail Chang Bohr ’91
  Lawrence F. Clark ’80
  Elizabeth Cutter ’80
  James Dehn ’75
  Kevin W. Eide ’79
  Thomas M. Fitzpatrick ’81
  Paulette K. Flynn ’74
  Kathleen R. Gearin ’75
  Debra Jacobson ’80
  Kurt D. Johnson ’83
  Philip T. Kanning ’74
  William H. Leary III ’79
  Kevin A. Lund ’80
  John R. McBride ’77
  Kathryn Davis Messerich ’87
  Leslie M. Metzen ’79
  Kathleen A. Mottl ’89
  Cara Lee Neville ’75
  Matthew J. Opat ’77
  Richard Perkins ’78
  John H. Scherer ’81
  Martha M. Simonett ’84
  Joanne M. Smith ’77
  John P. Smith ’75
  Terrence Walters ’76
  Teresa Warner ’86
  Dale A. Wolf ’74