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Judge Amber R. Donley

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed May 11, 2020, by Governor Tim Walz. Elected in 2022.
Current term expires January 2029.
 

Education:

J.D., William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota
B.A., Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota
 

Employment:

  • Attorney, Melchert Hubert Sjodin, PLLP
  • Shareholder/Managing Partner, Gavin, Donley & Ostlund, Ltd.
  • Attorney, Gavin, Winters & Long, Ltd.
  • Associate Corporate Counsel, MGEX
  • Contract Attorney, Tenth District Public Defender’s Office

Professional Memberships:

Minnesota State Bar Association
Eighth District Bar Association
McLeod County Bar Association
 

Professional and Community Activities:

  • Chair/Member, McLeod/Sibley County Early Case Management Committee
  • Member, McLeod County Children’s Justice Initiative
  • Member, Waconia-West Carver Rotary
  • Former Volunteer Attorney, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services
  • Former Mock Trial Attorney Coach, Minnesota State Bar Association Mock Trial Program