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Judge Thomas W. Van Hon

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed Dec. 4, 2012, by Governor Mark Dayton. Elected in 2014 and 2020. Current term expires Jan. 2027.

Education:

J.D. and M.A., University of Iowa College of Law/University of Iowa Graduate College in Iowa City, 1984

B.S., Iowa State University in Ames, 1981

Employment:

General law practice, civil matters and criminal defense

Fairfax City Attorney

Assistant Public Defender, Redwood and Brown counties, Minnesota Board of Public Defense

Assistant Redwood County Attorney

Community Activities:

Chair and member, Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop School Board