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Judge Sydnee N. Woods

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

Law Clerk: (612) 356-5949
Judicial Clerk: (612) 356-5587

Fourth Judicial District Judicial Officers

Judge Sydnee N. Woods

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed December 8, 2022, by Governor Tim Walz. Current term expires January 6, 2025.
 

Education:

J.D., Tulane Law School (1996)
B.A., Loyola University of Chicago (1991)
 

Employment:

Minnesota Department of Public Safety, General Counsel
Metropolitan Council, Associate General Counsel/Diversity Consultant
Minneapolis City Attorney's Office, Civil Litigation
Meagher & Geer, PLLP, Litigation
Ramsey County Attorney's Office, Criminal
Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office, Major Felonies
Minnesota Court of Appeals, Chief Judge Edward Toussaint, Jr., Law Clerk
New Light (Kolkata, India), Program Volunteer
 

Adjunct Experience:

University of Minnesota Law School, Practice and Professionalism
William Mitchell College of Law, Race and the Law seminar, Trial Skills
Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Legal Writing