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Lisa K. Janzen and Christian M. Sande Appointed to Fill Fourth Judicial District Vacancies

Posted: Friday, June 24, 2016

Today, Governor Mark Dayton announced the appointments of Lisa K. Janzen and Christian M. Sande as District Court Judges in Minnesota’s Fourth Judicial District. Ms. Janzen and Mr. Sande are replacing the Honorable James T. Swenson, who retired earlier this year, and the Honorable William J. Fisher, who was appointed to the United States Bankruptcy Court. Ms. Janzen and Mr. Sande will be chambered at Minneapolis in Hennepin County.
 
“Throughout their distinguished careers, Lisa Janzen and Christian Sande have demonstrated their commitments to justice and service on behalf of Minnesotans,” said Governor Dayton. “I am pleased to appoint Ms. Janzen and Mr. Sande to serve as judges in the Fourth Judicial District, and I thank them both for their honorable service to the State of Minnesota.”
 
About Lisa K. Janzen
Ms. Janzen is a managing attorney in the First Judicial District Public Defender’s Office, where she supervises attorneys in the Dakota County Adult Criminal Division and also serves as the public defender representative in the Dakota County Adult Drug Court. She has previously been a solo practitioner, and an assistant public defender and managing attorney in the Seventh Judicial District Public Defender’s Office. She earned her B.A. from University St. Thomas and her J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law. 
 
Ms. Janzen is a high school mock trial competition judge, participates in the University of St. Thomas Law School Mentor Program, and has served as a volunteer attorney for Veterans Stand Down.
 
About Christian M. Sande
Mr. Sande is the principal attorney at Christian Sande LLC, where his practice includes securities fraud and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration, class action lawsuits, and commercial litigation. Previously, he was an attorney at Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P. He earned his B.A. from Hamline University and his J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law. 
 
Mr. Sande is a GED tutor in North Minneapolis through the Minnesota Literacy Council, serves on the Board of Directors of Consumer Credit of Minnesota, volunteers as a high school mock trial judge through the Minnesota State Bar Association, and is the Chair of the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board.
 
Minnesota’s Fourth Judicial District consists of Hennepin County.
 
More information on the Commission on Judicial Selection, as well as vacancies it is currently considering, can be found at http://mn.gov/governor/appointments/judicial-appointments/.