United States District Court for the District of Minnesota

United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (D. Minn.)
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Appeals to	Eighth Circuit
Established	May 11, 1858
Judges assigned	7
Chief judge	Michael J. Davis
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The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (in case citations, D. Minn.) is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Minnesota. Its two primary courthouses are in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Cases are also heard in the federal courthouses of Duluth and Fergus Falls.

Appeals from the District of Minnesota are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. One notable former United States Attorney for the District was Cushman K. Davis who later went on to become governor of the state and was elected to the United States Senate. The current U.S. Attorney is B. Todd Jones.

Current Composition

#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
					Active	Chief	Senior
27	Chief Judge	Michael J. Davis	Minneapolis, MN	1947	1994–present	2008–present	—	Clinton
28	District Judge	John R. Tunheim	Minneapolis, MN	1953	1995–present	(none)	—	Clinton
29	District Judge	Ann D. Montgomery	Minneapolis, MN	1949	1996–present	(none)	—	Clinton
30	District Judge	Donovan W. Frank	Saint Paul, MN	1951	1998–present	(none)	—	Clinton
32	District Judge	Joan N. Ericksen	Minneapolis, MN	1954	2002–present	(none)	—	G.W. Bush
33	District Judge	Patrick J. Schiltz	Minneapolis, MN	1960	2006–present	(none)	—	G.W. Bush
34	District Judge	Susan Richard Nelson	Saint Paul, MN	1952	2010–present	(none)	—	Obama
19	Senior District Judge	Donald D. Alsop	Saint Paul, MN	1927	1974–1992	1985–1992	1992–present	Nixon
23	Senior District Judge	Paul A. Magnuson	Saint Paul, MN	1937	1981–2002	1994–2001	2002–present	Reagan
25	Senior District Judge	David S. Doty	Minneapolis, MN	1929	1987–1998	(none)	1998–present	Reagan
26	Senior District Judge	Richard H. Kyle	Saint Paul, MN	1937	1992–2005	(none)	2005–present	G.H.W. Bush

United States Courthouse, Minneapolis

Former Judges

#	Judge	State	Born/Died	Active service	Term as Chief Judge	Senior status	Appointed by	Reason for termination
1	Nelson, RensselaerRensselaer Nelson	MN	1826–1904	1858–1896	(none)	(none)	Buchanan, Buchanan	retirement
2	Lochren, WilliamWilliam Lochren	MN	1832–1912	1896–1908	(none)	(none)	Cleveland, Cleveland	retirement
3	Morris, PagePage Morris	MN	1853–1924	1903–1923	(none)	1923–1924	Roosevelt, T.T. Roosevelt	death
4	Purdy, Milton D.Milton D. Purdy	MN	1866–1937	1908–1909 1909	(none)	(none)	Roosevelt, T.T. Roosevelt Taft, Taft	not confirmed[1] resignation
5	Willard, Charles AndrewCharles Andrew Willard	MN	1857–1914	1909–1914	(none)	(none)	Taft, Taft	death
6	Booth, Wilbur F.Wilbur F. Booth	MN	1861–1944	1914–1925	(none)	(none)	Wilson, Wilson	appointment to 8th Cir.
7	McGee, John F.John F. McGee	MN	1861–1925	1923–1925	(none)	(none)	Harding, Harding	death
8	Cant, William AlexanderWilliam Alexander Cant	MN	1863–1933	1923[2]–1933	(none)	(none)	Harding, Harding	death
9	Molyneaux, Joseph W.Joseph W. Molyneaux	MN	1863–1940	1925–1937	(none)	1937–1940	Coolidge, Coolidge	death
10	Sanborn, Jr., John B.John B. Sanborn, Jr.	MN	1883–1964	1925–1932	(none)	(none)	Coolidge, Coolidge	appointment to 8th Cir.
11	Nordbye, GunnarGunnar Nordbye	MN	1888–1977	1931[3]–1967	1948–1959	1967–1977	Hoover, Hoover	death
12	Joyce, Matthew M.Matthew M. Joyce	MN	1877–1956	1932–1954	(none)	1954–1956	Hoover, Hoover	death
13	Bell, Robert CookRobert Cook Bell	MN	1880–1964	1933–1961	(none)	1961–1964	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	death
14	Sullivan, George F.George F. Sullivan	MN	1886–1944	1937–1944	(none)	(none)	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	death
15	Donovan, Dennis F.Dennis F. Donovan	MN	1889–1974	1945–1965	(none)	1965–1974	Truman, Truman	death
16	Devitt, EdwardEdward Devitt	MN	1911–1992	1954[4]–1981	1959–1981	1981–1992	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	death
17	Larson, Earl R.Earl R. Larson	MN	1911–2001	1961–1977	(none)	1977–2001	Kennedy, Kennedy	death
18	Lord, MilesMiles Lord	MN	1919–present	1966–1985	1981–1985	1985	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	retirement
19	Neville, PhilipPhilip Neville	MN	1909–1974	1967–1974	(none)	(none)	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	death
21	MacLaughlin, Harry H.Harry H. MacLaughlin	MN	1927–2005	1977–1992	1992	1992–2005	Carter, Carter	death
22	Murphy, Diana E.Diana E. Murphy	MN	1934–present	1980–1994	1992–1994	(none)	Carter, Carter	appointment to 8th Cir.
23	Renner, Robert G.Robert G. Renner	MN	1923–2005	1980–1992	(none)	1992–2005	Carter, Carter	death
24	Rosenbaum, James M.James M. Rosenbaum	MN	1944-	1985–2009	2001–2008	2009–2010	Reagan	retirement

See also

• Courts of Minnesota
• List of United States federal courthouses in Minnesota

References

1. ^ Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.
2. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1923, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 15, 1924, and received commission on January 15, 1924.
3. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 16, 1931, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 3, 1932, and received commission on February 10, 1932.
4. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 10, 1955, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 4, 1955, and received commission on February 7, 1955.

External links

• Official site
• United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota official site