Chief Judge Jana M. Austad

Appointed/Elected

Appointed June 14, 2013, by Governor Mark Dayton. Elected in 2014 and 2020. Current term expires Jan. 2027.

Education

J.D., William Mitchell College of Law

B.A., Augsburg College

Employment

Managing attorney, Brainerd Regional Office of the Minnesota Public Defender

Attorney; Kief, Fuller, Baer and Wallner, Ltd.

Professional and Community Activities

Appointment to two terms on the Minnesota Rules of Evidence Committee, 2015 - present

Subcommittee on  Eyewitness Identification, 2019

Liaison Judge for Northwest Juvenile Training Center, 2019 - 2024

Vinland National Center Board, 2014 - present