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Judge Tori K. Stewart

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed May 8, 2023, by Governor Tim Walz. Current term expires January 2025.
 

Education:

  • Juris Doctor, William Mitchell College of Law (2005), Dean’s List 2005 Spring Semester; Achievement in Public Service; Achievement in Volunteer Service
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (2001), Sociology: Law, Criminology, and Deviance; Minor in Political Science

Employment:

  • Assistant County Attorney IV, Dakota County Attorney's Office (August 2013 - May 2023)
  • Assistant County Attorney, Rice County Attorney's Office (October 2007 - August 2013)
  • Associate Attorney, Hughes & Costello (June 2006 - October 2007)
  • Law Clerk, Ulvin and Sullivan Attorneys P.A. (March 2003 - May 2006)
  • Law Clerk (Volunteer Position), Dunn County, Wisconsin Circuit Court (May 2003 - August 2003; September 2005 - March 2006)
  • Legal Assistant - Criminal Division, United States Attorney's Office Minneapolis, MN (December 2001 - July 2002)
  • Intern, United States Attorney's Office Minneapolis, MN (October 2000 - December 2001)

Professional and Community Memberships:

  • Minnesota Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) Task Force, Team Member (September 2009 - May 2023)
  • Dakota County Attorney’s Office Inclusion Diversity Equity Alliance, Team Member & Member of Mental Health Subcommittee (November 2021 - January 2023)
  • Minnesota County Attorney’s Association Impaired Driving Educational Alliance Committee, Team Member (2013 - 2018)
  • Public Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA), Executive Council (May 2014 - May 2015)
  • Faribault Enforcement Team, Team Member & Co-Chair (October 2008 - August 2013)
  • Minnesota Criminal Justice Statute Service, Team Member (April 2010 - August 2013)
  • Rice County Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) Safe Roads Coalition, Team Member (2010 - 2013)
  • Rice County Drug Court Team, Team Member (2012 - 2013)

Professional and Community Activities:

  • MSBA High School Mock Trial, Volunteer Judge (2008 - 2012)
  • Open Door Pantry, Volunteer (2021 - 2023)
  • Feed My Starving Children, Volunteer, (2021 - 2023)
  • Dakota County Peer Court Program (2021 - 2023)
  • River's Edge Homeowners Association, Volunteer (2018 - 2023)
  • Southern Minnesota Legal Regional Services (2002 - 2005)
  • Ronald McDonald House (1998 - 2001)