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Judge Melissa J. Listug

Pope County Courthouse
Eighth Judicial District
(320) 634-5222

Chambers Phone: (320) 424-7170

Eighth Judicial District Judicial Officers

Judge Melissa J. Listug

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed on Nov. 7, 2018, by Governor Mark Dayton. Elected in 2020. Current term expires Jan. 2027.


Education:

J.D., University of Minnesota 
B.A., University of Minnesota 


Past Employment: 

  • Attorney; Littler Mendelson, P.C.
  • Attorney; Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton, L.L.P.
  • Summer Associate; Rider, Bennett, Eagan & Arundel
  • Clerk, Office of the General Counsel, University of Minnesota
  • Federal Judicial Extern, Magistrate Judge Jonathan Lebedoff

Professional and Community Activities:

  • Member, Minnesota State Bar Association District 16
  • Committee member, Raising Pope County