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Chief Judge Kerry W. Meyer

Hennepin County Courthouse
Fourth Judicial District
(612) 348-6000

Email
Chambers Phone: (612) 596-9255
Reporter: (612) 596-2870 – for transcript requests only
Law Clerk: (612) 596-6959 and (612) 596-9256

Fourth Judicial District Judicial Officers

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed on Aug. 7, 2006. Elected in 2008, 2014 and 2020. Current term expires in January 2027.

Education:

J.D., cum laude, University of Minnesota Law School, 1990
B.A., magna cum laude, Alma College (Michigan), 1987

Employment:

Assistant Hennepin County Attorney, Hennepin County Attorney's Office, 1992-2006 (violent crimes division 2004-2006, property division 2002-2004, gangs division 1998-2002, juvenile division 1992-1997)
Law Clerk, Hennepin County Attorney's Office, 1991-1992

Assignment History

Chief Judge - November 2023 to present
Criminal Court - January 2017 to present
Assistant Chief Judge - July 2020 to November 2023
Presiding Judge of Criminal Division - September 2017 to July 2020
Treatment Courts - May 2013 to December 2016
Criminal/Civil - May 2011 to May 5, 2013
Criminal - December 6, 2010 to May 2011
Juvenile - December 2007 to December 2010
Criminal - August 2006 to December 2007