Judge Profile:

Judge Ann Leslie Alton Hennepin County Hennepin County Courthouse Phone: (612)348-6000 Direct phone: 612-348-8105 Appointed/Elected: Appointed in 1989 Elected in 1990, 1996, 2002 and 2008. Her current term expires in January 2015. Education: J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, 1970 B.A., Smith College, 1967 Employment: Senior Attorney, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, 1970-89 Adjunct Professor, University of Minnesota Law School, 1978-82 Adjunct Professor, William Mitchell College of Law, 1977-Present Adjunct Professor, Hamline University Law School, 1973-1977 & 2004-Present Adjunct Professor, St. Thomas University Law School, Director of Trial Advocacy, 2005-Present Professional Memberships: Minnesota Distsrict Judges Association (MDJA) National Women Judges Association (NWJA) American Bar Association (ABA) Minnesota Bar Association (MBA) Hennepin County Bar Association (HCBA) Additional Information: Assignment History Civil & Criminal, 1/1/08-Present Juvenile, 1/10/06-12/31/07 Criminal, 11/2004-1/9/06 Civil & Criminal, 7/1998-10/2004 Presiding Judge, Probate/Mental Health, 11/1995-7/1998 Civil & Presiding Judge, Probate/Mental Health, 7/1995-10/1995 Civil & Criminal, 11/1989-7/1995 Criminal, 7/1989-10/1989 Professional and Civic Activities Teaches trial advocacy courses to lawyers and law students at University of Thomas, William Mitchell College of Law, and Hamline University Law Schools and Minnesota Continuing Legal Education Senior faculty member for NITA (National Institute for Trial Advocacy), 1978-Present Awards Honorable Mention, National Roscoe Pound Award for Excellence in Teaching Trial Advocacy as an Adjunct Professor, 2000, by Roscoe Pound Institute, Washington, D.C.

Judge Ann Leslie Alton

Hennepin County

Hennepin County Courthouse
Phone: (612)348-6000

Direct phone: 612-348-8105

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed in 1989
Elected in 1990, 1996, 2002 and 2008.

Her current term expires in January 2015.

Education:

J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, 1970
B.A., Smith College, 1967

Employment:

Senior Attorney, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, 1970-89
Adjunct Professor, University of Minnesota Law School, 1978-82
Adjunct Professor, William Mitchell College of Law, 1977-Present
Adjunct Professor, Hamline University Law School, 1973-1977 & 2004-Present
Adjunct Professor, St. Thomas University Law School, Director of Trial Advocacy, 2005-Present

Professional Memberships:

Minnesota Distsrict Judges Association (MDJA)
National Women Judges Association (NWJA)
American Bar Association (ABA)
Minnesota Bar Association (MBA)
Hennepin County Bar Association (HCBA)

Additional Information:

Assignment History

Civil & Criminal, 1/1/08-Present
Juvenile, 1/10/06-12/31/07
Criminal, 11/2004-1/9/06
Civil & Criminal, 7/1998-10/2004
Presiding Judge, Probate/Mental Health, 11/1995-7/1998
Civil & Presiding Judge, Probate/Mental Health, 7/1995-10/1995
Civil & Criminal, 11/1989-7/1995
Criminal, 7/1989-10/1989

Professional and Civic Activities

Teaches trial advocacy courses to lawyers and law students at University of Thomas, William Mitchell College of Law, and Hamline University Law Schools and Minnesota Continuing Legal Education
Senior faculty member for NITA (National Institute for Trial Advocacy), 1978-Present

Awards

Honorable Mention, National Roscoe Pound Award for Excellence in Teaching Trial Advocacy as an Adjunct Professor, 2000, by Roscoe Pound Institute, Washington, D.C.