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Judge Jill Eichenwald

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed by Governor Mark Dayton on November 13, 2015. Elected in 2018 and 2024. Current term expires January 2031.


Education:

J.D., Hamline University School of Law
B.A., College of St. Scholastica 


Past Employment:

  • Managing Attorney, Sixth Judicial District Public Defender’s Office
  • Assistant Public Defender, Sixth Judicial District
  • Adjunct instructor, College of St. Scholastica
  • Solo practitioner, Eichenwald Law Office

Professional Memberships:

  • Current:
    • Chair, Sixth Judicial District Equal Justice Committee
    • Member, Judicial Officer Technology Advisory Team
    • Member, Committee for Equality and Justice
    • Member, National Association of Drug Court Professionals
    • Presiding Judge, South St. Louis County Drug Court
    • Member, Justice Involved Medication-Assisted Treatment/Recovery Stakeholder Group
    • Member, Justice Involved Females Group
    • Faculty, Judicial Trial Skills Training
  • Past:
    • Trainer, Head of the Lakes Crisis Intervention Training Collaborative
    • Member, South St. Louis County DWI Court Team

Community Activities:

  • Current:
    • Member, Temple Israel Board of Trustees
    • Member, Temple Israel Social Action Committee
    • Member, Park Point Art Fair Planning Committee
    • Volunteer, Duluth Playhouse NorShor Theater
  • Past:
    • Secretary, Board of Directors, Center City Housing
    • Vice Chair, North Shore Community School Board
    • Co-President, Twin Ports Mothers of Multiples