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Judge Jeannice M. Reding

Hennepin County Courthouse
Fourth Judicial District
(612) 348-6000

Email
Reporter: (612) 596-2870 – for transcript requests only
Law Clerk: (612) 356-5955
Judicial Clerk: (612) 356-5122

Fourth Judicial District Judicial Officers

Judge Jeannice M. Reding

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed on Jan. 20, 2006. Elected in 2008, 2014 and 2020. Her current term expires in January 2027.
 

Education:

J.D., cum laude, University of Minnesota Law School, 1990
B.A., University of Wisconsin at Madison, 1984
 

Employment:

Fourth Judicial District Referee, 2004-2006

Fourth Judicial District Child Support Magistrate, 1999-2004

Administrative Law Judge, Office of Administrative Hearings, 1997-1999

Attorney, Best and Flanagan, 1990-1997

Professional Memberships:

  • 2018-2020 – Chair – Facilities Committee, Fourth Judicial District
  • Minnesota American Indian Bar Association, founding member and past treasurer
  • 2013 to 2019 - Member – Judicial Council, Minnesota Judicial Branch
  • 2014 to 2016 - President – Minnesota District Judges Foundation
  • 2014 to 2018 Board Member – Minnesota District Judges Foundation
  • 2017 to 2019 - Chair – Human Resources/Education and Organization Development Committee, Minnesota Judicial Branch

Assignment History:

  • Juvenile, Aug. 2020 - Present
  • Criminal, Mar. 2015 - Aug. 2020
  • Family, Nov. 2010- Feb. 2015
    • Presiding Judge, Nov. 2010 - June 2013
  • Criminal, Jan. 2009-Oct. 2010
  • Family, 2006-Dec. 2008