Judge Angela Willms
APPOINTED/ELECTED:
Appointed on Jan. 4, 2019. Elected in 2020. Current term expires Jan. 2027.
EDUCATION:
University of Minnesota, B.A.
William Mitchell College of Law, J.D.
EMPLOYMENT:
District Court Referee, Hennepin County Juvenile Court (2013-2019)
Staff Attorney, Hennepin County Juvenile Court (2009-2013)
Judicial Law Clerk, Hennepin County District Court, Criminal/Civil/Juvenile Divisions (2007-2009)
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
- State New Judge Orientation Trainer, Juvenile Delinquency (2019-present)
- Fourth Judicial District New Judge Orientation Trainer, Equity and Inclusion (2020-present)
- Fourth Judicial District Equality and Justice Committee Chair (2024-present)
- Fourth Judicial District Juvenile Court Case Processing Committee Chair (January 2025-present)
- MN Supreme Court Appointee to the Child Mortality Review Panel (July 2025-present)
FORMER PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
- MN Judicial Branch Committee for Equality and Justice Member (2019 – 2025)
- Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Education Subcommittee (2023-2025)
- Vice Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Education Subcommittee (2021-2023)
- Fourth Judicial District Wellness Committee Chair (2022-2024)
- Adjunct Professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Juvenile Delinquency (2016-2020)
- Fourth Judicial District Race Equity and Strategic Leadership Team Member (2016-2018)
- Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (2009-2019)
- Co-Chair of the Eliminating Racial Disparities Committee (2016-2019)
- Executive Steering Committee Member (2016-2019)
- Case Processing Committee Member (2009-2015)
- MN Supreme Court Appointee to the School Safety and Technical Assistance Council (2014-2017)
- Children’s Justice Initiative Member (2009-2017)
- District Chair of the Northern Star Council, Juvenile Diversion (2015-2016)
- Member of the Family Violence Coordinating Council (2014-2016)
ASSIGNMENT HISTORY:
Juvenile, 4/2021 – present
Criminal, 1/2019 – 4/2021
Juvenile, 5/2013 – 1/2019