Judge Anne M. Rasmusson

Appointed/Elected:

• Appointed to the Court of Appeals on February 17, 2026, by Governor Tim Walz. Current term expires February 2029.
• Appointed to the District Court, Ninth Judicial District, on June 14, 2013, by Governor Mark Dayton. Elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2020.

Education:

• 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

Professional Experience:

• District Court Judge, Ninth Judicial District, chambered in Mahnomen and Polk counties, 2013 - 2026
• Law clerk, associate attorney, and partner; Rust, Stock, Rasmusson, & Knutson, P.A., 1999 – 2013

Current Professional Leadership:

• Chair of the Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the General Rules of Practice
• Member of the Children’s Justice Initiative Advisory Committee

Previous Professional Leadership:

• Member of the Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the General Rules of Practice
• Children’s Justice Initiative Lead Judge
• Member of the Tribal Court State Court Forum
• Assistant Chief Judge, Ninth Judicial District
• Liaison Judge to Northwest Juvenile Detention Center
• Chair, Case Flow Committee
• Established and served on White Earth/Mahnomen County DWI Court
• Established and served on 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
• 14^th District Bar Association, 2000 – present
• North Dakota Bar Association, 2008 - 2013
• Minnesota District Judges Association
• Minnesota District Judges Foundation

Presentations:

• Panelist, Judicial Leadership in High-Conflict Cases, Family Law Institute, March 2026
• 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