Judge Symon Schindler-Syme

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed April 9, 2026, by Governor Walz.  Term expiration is January 1, 2029.

Education:

• Juris Doctor degree from Seattle University School of Law in 2012, graduating cum laude
• Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Cloud State University in 2009, graduating summa cum laude

Employment:

• Assistant Mahnomen County attorney from 2013-2016
• Assistant public defender from 2016-2022
• Assistant Beltrami County attorney from 2022-2026

Professional Memberships:

• Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Public Access to Records of the Judicial Branch
• Minnesota County Attorney’s Association Criminal Law Committee
• Public Defender’s Statewide DNA working group

Professional and Community Activities:

• Serving as a parish council member at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Wilton, MN
• Member of the Mississippi Headwater’s Audubon Society
• Member of the Bemidji Great River Rescue.