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Judge DeAnne M. Hilgers

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed Jan. 3, 2017, by Governor Mark Dayton. Elected in 2018. Current term expires Jan. 2025.


Education:

J.D., William Mitchell College of Law
B.A., University of Minnesota


Employment History:

  • Partner, Lindquist & Vennum, LLP, now Ballard Spahr LLP
  • Faculty mentor, St. Thomas School of Law Mentee Program
  • Adjunct professor, William Mitchell College of Law, now Mitchell Hamline School of Law
  • Judicial law clerk: 
    • Honorable Russell Anderson, Minnesota Supreme Court.
    • Honorable Michael Kirk, Seventh Judicial District
  • Reporter, The Forum, Fargo, ND

Professional and Community Activities:

  • Member, Minnesota Committee on Criminal Jury Instruction Guides
  • Member, Second Judicial District Family Violence Coordinating Council
  • Member, Second Judicial District Equal Justice Committee
  • Past Chair, Second Judicial District Children's Justice Initiative
  • Member, Minnesota District Judges Association
  • Member, Minnesota Bar Association
  • Member, Ramsey County Bar Association
  • Founder and Adult Leader, Scout Troop 7045, St. Paul
  • Board member, Allison H.O.P.E. Foundation
  • Past chair, American Immigration Lawyers Association - MN/Dakotas Chapter
  • Past board member, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
  • Past volunteer lawyer, The Advocates for Human Rights
  • Volunteer, From Houses to Homes

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