Judge Matthew E. Engelking

Appointed/Elected:

Judicial:

• Juvenile Court Judge (2022 - present)
• Chair, 7th Judicial District Technology Committee (2021-present)
• Judicial Trial Skills Team Presenter (2021-present)
• Domestic Violence Court Judge (2020-2022)
• Veterans Protocol Judge (2020-2022)

Education:

• B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Evangel University (Government and Communications-Journalism), 1992.
• J.D., Regent University Law School, 1995.

Employment:

• Senior Attorney, Criminal Division, Stearns County Attorney’s Office (2018-2019)
• Chief – Juvenile Division, Stearns County Attorney’s Office (2006-2018)
• Assistant County Attorney, Criminal Division, Stearns County Attorney’s Office (2004-2006)
• Attorney, Engelking Law Office, Criminal Defense / General Practice (2000-2004)
• Attorney, Meshbesher Law Office, Criminal Defense (1997-2000)
• Adjunct Instructor, American Political Systems / Communications Law, North Central University (1998-2004)
• Attorney/Clerk, Kosieradzki & Associates (1996-1997)

Professional Memberships: 

• American Bar Association, Law Student’s Division
• Minnesota County Attorney’s Association Juvenile Law Committee
• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Stearns Benton Bar Association (current)
• John E. Simonett American Inn of Court (current)

Professional and Community Activities:

• Evangel University Alumni Association Board of Directors (2006)
• Central Minnesota Child Advocacy Center Steering & Administrative Committee (2016-2018)
• Stearns County Domestic Violence Partnership and Chair of the Child Trauma Task Force Subcommittee (2013-2018)
• St. Cloud Area Child Response Initiative (CRI) Steering Committee (2015-2018)
• Central Minnesota Adverse Child Experiences (ACEs) Collaborative (2016-2018)
• Central Minnesota Sex Trafficking Investigative Task Force and Chair of High Risk Runaway Task Force (2016-2018)
• Stearns Benton Bar Association (2012-current)
• John E. Simonett American Inn of Court (2018-current)
• High School Mock Trial Judge, Minnesota State Bar Association (2018-current)

Other Interests: 

• Avid golfer and owner of rescued bull-dogs