Senior Judge Thomas W. Van Hon

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed Dec. 4, 2012, by Governor Mark Dayton. Elected in 2014 and 2020. Appointed and assigned to serve statewide as Senior Judge from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.

Education:

J.D. and M.A., University of Iowa College of Law/University of Iowa Graduate College in Iowa City, 1984

B.S., Iowa State University in Ames, 1981

Employment:

General law practice, civil matters and criminal defense

Fairfax City Attorney

Assistant Public Defender, Redwood and Brown counties, Minnesota Board of Public Defense

Assistant Redwood County Attorney

Community Activities:

Chair and member, Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop School Board