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Eighth Judicial District

Eighth Judicial District

Eighth Judicial District Administration is an administrative office overseeing the district courts in thirteen counties. This office does not hear any cases. Court proceedings happen in the specific district courts that serve each county. For case-specific questions, please contact the district court in the county in which your case is filed. Links to the district courts are listed by county in the Overview Tab below.

Overview

Effective July 1, 1959, the Minnesota Judicial Branch was divided into 10 judicial districts for administrative purposes, per Minn. Stat. § 2.722. Each district is made up of two to 17 counties, with the exception of the Second District (Ramsey County) and the Fourth District (Hennepin County). Each district is managed by a chief judge and an assistant chief judge, assisted by a district administrator.

The Eighth Judicial District consists of the counties of Big Stone, Chippewa, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Meeker, Pope, Renville, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Wilkin, and Yellow Medicine.


Debra Mueske
District Administrator

Joanne Reinert
Deputy District Administrator

Deborah Weckman
Office Assistant

Kellie Hentges
Business Process Specialist

Mark Schmidt
Network Specialist Supervisor

Trevor Zimmerman
Network Specialist

Jody Skindelien
Guardian ad Litem Coordinator

Babeth Hammerschmidt
Treatment Court Coordinator

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Room G25
Minnesota Judicial Center
25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155

(651) 297-7651

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