Judge Kathryn A. Fodness

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed by Governor Tim Walz on May 22, 2026. Current term expires Jan. 2029.

Education:

J.D., magna cum laude,Hamline University School of Law, 2011

B.A., summa cum laude, Political Science and Sociology of Law, Criminology and Deviance, University of Minnesota, 2008

Employment:

City of Minneapolis, Assistant City Attorney

Minnesota Management and Budget

• General Counsel, Enterprise Labor and Employment Law Counsel, and State Ethics Officer
• Associate Enterprise Labor and Employment Law Counsel

Counsel, Lathrop GPM

Assistant Attorney General, Solicitor General’s Division, Attorney General’s Office, State of Minnesota

Judicial Law Clerk to District Court Judge Regina M. Chu, Fourth Judicial District

Professional Memberships:

• Minnesota State Bar Association
• National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA)