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Michael D. Trushenski Appointed to Fill Fifth Judicial District Vacancy

Posted: Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Today, Governor Mark Dayton announced the appointment of Michael D. Trushenski as District Court Judge in Minnesota’s Fifth Judicial District. Mr. Trushenski will be replacing the Honorable Robert D. Walker, who retired earlier this year. Mr. Trushenski will be chambered at Fairmont in Martin County.
 
“Throughout his career, and in service to his community, Michael D. Trushenski has demonstrated his commitment to justice,” said Governor Dayton. “I thank Mr. Trushenski for devoting the next chapter of his career to the people of the Fifth Judicial District, as District Court Judge.”
 
Mr. Trushenski serves as the Assistant Martin County Attorney, where he primarily handles felony and gross misdemeanor prosecution. He is also an associate attorney at Viesselman & Barke, P.A., practicing in family and bankruptcy law, personal injury, and probate matters. Previously, Mr. Trushenski was a judicial law clerk in the First Judicial District. He earned his B.A. from the University of Minnesota-Duluth and his J.D. from the University of North Dakota School of Law. 
 
Mr. Trushenski is the president of the Martin County Law Library Committee, a member on the Martin County Youth Foundation Board, and the past president of the Seventeenth District Bar Association.
 
Minnesota’s Fifth Judicial District consists of Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, and Watonwan Counties.