Senior Judge Joseph Carter

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed Feb. 22, 2001. Elected in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. Retired on May 2, 2022. Appointed and assigned to serve statewide as Senior Judge from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.

Education:

J.D., University of Minnesota Law School

M.S.W., Barry University School of Social Work

B.A., Brandeis University

Employment:

Chief Public Defender, First Judicial District Public Defender's Office

Assistant Public Defender, Second Judicial District Public Defender's Office

Assistant County Attorney, Scott County Attorney’s Office

Staff Attorney, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services

Professional Memberships:

Dakota County Bar Association

Minnesota District Judges Association

Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA)

Professional Activities:

MSBA’s Legal Assistance to the Disadvantaged Committee Judiciary Subcommittee; PEER Court Judge; Panelist, Race & Representation in the Courts, June 25, 2014; Douglas K. Amdahl Inn of Court, September 2010 to the present; Minnesota State Judicial Trial Skills Training Program, 2011 to the present; First District Judges Scheduling Committee, Fall 2012 to the present; MSBA Criminal Law Accreditation Committee, January 2008 to the present; Past Chair, First Judicial District Equal Justice Committee