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Membership

The Minnesota Judicial Council is composed of 25 members. Fourteen are members by virtue of their office:

• The Chief Justice, who serves as Chair
• The Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals
• The Chief Judges of the Judicial Districts
• The Minnesota District Judges Association President
• The State Court Administrator (non-voting member)

Eleven members are appointed. Terms for appointed members are three years:

• One Associate Justice, appointed by the Chief Justice
• Five at-large judges appointed by the Chief Justice, three of whom must be district court judges
• One at-large appointment from within the Judicial Branch, by the Chief Justice (non-voting member)
• Three Judicial District Administrators chosen by the Judicial District Administrators (non-voting member)
• One Court Administrator chosen by the Court Administrators (non-voting member)

Judicial Council members and their term dates