Judge Dominick D. Mathews

Appointed:

Appointed on January 8, 2024 by Governor Tim Walz. Current term expires January 4, 2027.

Education:

J.D., William Mitchell College of Law, 2007
B.A., University of Minnesota, 2003

Employment:

• Principal Attorney, Hennepin County Attorney's Office
  • Adult Prosecution Division - Violent Crimes Unit, 2019-2024
• Senior Attorney, Hennepin County Attorney's Office
  • Adult Prosectution Division - Violent Crimes Unit, 2018-2019
  • Juvenile Prosecution Division, 2017-2018
• Assistant County Attorney, Hennepin County Attorney's Office
  • Special Litigation - Gang Unit, 2016-2017
  • Adult Prosecution Division - Violent Crimes Unit, 2008-2016
• Law Clerk to the Honorable Toddrick S. Barnette, Fourth Judicial District, 2007-2008
• Law Clerk, Minneapolis City Attorney's Office, 2005-2007

Professional Memberships:

• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Member, Hennepin County Bar Association
• Member, Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Criminal Procedure, 2021-Present
• Member, Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers
  • At Large Executive Board Member, 2008-2011
• Former Board of Directors, Minnesota County Attorneys Association, 2020-2023