Assistant Chief Judge Anne M. Rasmusson

Appointed/Elected:

• Appointed June 14, 2013
• Elected in 2014 and 2020
• Current term expires January 2027
• Chambered in Polk County; assigned to Polk, Norman, and Red Lake counties.

Education/Licensure:

• J.D., University of Minnesota School of Law
• M.A., Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
• B.A., St. Catherine University
• Licensed to practice law, State of Minnesota, 2000 – present
• Licensed to practice law, State of North Dakota, 2008 - 2013

Prior Employment:

• Law clerk, associate attorney, and partner; Rust, Stock, Rasmusson, & Knutson, P.A., 1999 – 2013

Professional Leadership (Statewide):

• Chair and member of the Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the General Rules of Practice
• Children’s Justice Initiative Advisory Committee
• Children’s Justice Initiative Lead Judge
• Tribal Court State Court Forum, former member

Professional Leadership (9th Judicial District):

• Assistant Chief Judge, Ninth Judicial District
• Liaison Judge to Northwest Juvenile Detention Center
• Chair, Case Flow Committee

Professional Leadership (Local):

• Established and served on White Earth/Mahnomen County DWI Court
• Established and present member of the Polk County DWI Court
• Polk County Law Library Committee
• 14^th District Bar Association – former secretary, treasurer, vice president and president

Professional Memberships:

• Minnesota State Bar Association, 2000 – present
• North Dakota Bar Association, 2008 - 2013
• 14^th District Bar Association, 2000 – present
• Minnesota District Judges Association
• Minnesota District Judges Foundation

Presentations:

• Statewide CJI Conference, Role of a Judge in Child Protection Cases, 2024
• MSBA Children and the Law Section, Annual State of the Child Summit, 2021
• NADCP 22^nd Annual Training, Advanced Issues: State, Federal, & Tribal Judges Working Collaboratively to Reach Common Goals, 2016
• Annual presentation, Crookston Chamber of Commerce Leadership Crookston
• Annual presentation Crookston Rotary Club

Community Activities:

• Former chair, Polk County Developmental Achievement Center
• Former chair, RiverView Healthcare Association Board of Directors