Tenth judicial district
(763) 760-6300
Tenth Judicial District Judicial OfficersJudge Kari Willis
Appointed/Elected:
Appointed by Governor Tim Walz on Jan. 31, 2022. Elected in 2024. Current term expires Jan. 2031.
Education:
J.D., Hamline School of LawB.A., University of Minnesota Duluth
Past Employment:
- Assistant County Attorney, Wright County Attorney’s Office
- Law clerk, Honorable Kim Johnson, Wright County, Tenth Judicial District
Professional and Community Activities:
- The Turn - Wright County Adult Drug Court Program
- Community youth sports
- Volunteer mock trial judge, Minnesota State Bar Association
- Wright County Safe Schools committee
- Community Child Safety Team
- Back-to-School Program
- Children’s Justice Initiative
- Former administrator, Wright County Attorney’s Office truancy program