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Judge Patrick W. Flanagan

Washington County Courthouse
Tenth Judicial District
(651) 413-8030

Tenth Judicial District Judicial Officers

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed by Governor Mark Dayton on February 21, 2018. Elected in 2020. Current term expires Jan. 2027.

Education:

Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, B.S. 1990

Law School: William Mitchell College of Law, J.D. 1993

Employment:

Heuer & Vandelist, Associate, 1993-1995

Custard Insurance Adjusters, Branch Manager, 1995-1996

Flanagan Law Office, Attorney, 1996-2001

Mower County Attorney’s Office, Assistant, 2001-2002

Mower County Attorney’s Office, Elected County Attorney, 2003-2006

Flanagan Law Office and State Public Defender’s Office, Attorney and Part-Time Public Defender, 2006 – 2018

Professional Memberships:

Minnesota State Bar

Federal District Court – District of Minnesota