Third judicial district
(507) 308-7002
Third Judicial District Judicial OfficersJudge Carol M. Hanks
Appointed/Elected:
Appointed Mar. 10, 2017, by Governor Mark Dayton. Elected in 2018 and 2024. Current term expires Jan. 2031.
Education:
J.D., Mitchell Hamline College of LawB.S., Minnesota State University
Past Employment:
Shareholder, Patton, Hoversten & Berg, P.A.Judicial law clerk, Third Judicial District
Professional Memberships:
- Fifth District Bar Association
- Steele County Bar Association (also past president)
- Lawyers Professional Responsibility Fifth District Ethics Committee
- Children’s Justice Initiative committees, Steele and Waseca counties