Judge Gina M. Brandt

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed June 9, 2006. Elected in 2008, 2014 and 2020. Current term expires in January 2027.

Education:

J.D., William Mitchell College of Law, 1991
B.A., College of St. Benedict, 1988

Employment:

Campbell Knutson, P.A.

Associate Attorney

Assistant Chief; Criminal Prosecution 1999 – 2006

Carver County Attorney’s Office

Criminal Division 1996 – 1999

City of Hutchinson,

Chief of Criminal Prosecution

Assistant City Attorney 1995 – 1996

Arnold and McDowell

Associate Attorney, Assistant Hutchinson City Attorney 1993 – 1995

First Judicial District

Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Philip T. Kanning 1991 – 1993

Assignment History:

Criminal Court  October 2021 – Present

(Downtown Lead Judge)

Treatment Courts July 2018 – October 2021

Criminal Court September 2010 – June 2018

Juvenile Court August 2007 – August 2010

Criminal Court June 2006 – August 2007