Judge Der Yang

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed on Nov. 12, 2024, by Governor Tim Walz. Current term expires Jan. 2027.

Education:

J.D., Hamline School of Law
B.A., Hamline University

Past Employment:

• Founder and managing attorney, Village Lawyer
• Adjunct professor, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
• Assistant public defender, Seventh Judicial District Public Defender’s Office
• Special public defender, Sixth Judicial District Public Defender’s Office

Professional and Community Actvities:

• Chair, Advocacy Committee, Friends of the St. Paul Public Library
• Volunteer attorney, Volunteer Lawyers Network
• Youth mentor, Yang Wameng Association of Minnesota
• Competition brief and moot court judge, Mitchell Hamline School of Law and the University of Minnesota Law School