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Judge Allison T. Whalen

Swift County Courthouse
Eighth Judicial District
(320) 843-2744

Eighth Judicial District Judicial Officers

Appointed/Elected:
Appointed February 26, 2024, by Governor Tim Walz

Education:
J.D., magna cum laude, William Mitchell College of Law (2014)
B.A., magna cum laude, Journalism, University of Minnesota (2008)

Past Employment:
Interim Stevens County Attorney (2024)
Assistant Stevens County Attorney (2019-2024)
Assistant Swift County Attorney (2016-2019)
Law Clerk, Honorable Matthew E. Johnson, Minnesota Court of Appeals (2015-2016)
Law Clerk, Honorable Michael R. Savre, Minnesota First Judicial District (2014-2015)

Additional Information:
Past Member of Stevens County Children’s Justice Initiative
Past Member of Stevens County Violence Prevention Task Force
Editor, William Mitchell Law Review (2013-2014)