Magistrate Judge

The Judicial Conference of the United States has authorized the appointment of a full-time United States Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court, District of Minnesota. The current salary of the full-time position is $223,836 per year. The position will be located in the District of Minnesota. The term of office for a full-time magistrate judge is eight years; incumbents may be reappointed to successive terms. Magistrate judges fulfill crucial roles in the Minnesota federal court family, and the district anticipates magistrate judge vacancies in the coming months and years. This webinar, which was held on December 13, 2021, featured federal judges, practitioners, and former members of the District of Minnesota’s magistrate-judge merit selection panels, as they discuss the diverse work of a magistrate judge and demystify the application and selection process. Practitioner Tara Norgard moderated a panel discussion featuring Judge John Tunheim, Judge Susan Richard Nelson, Magistrate Judge Leo Brisbois, Then-Magistrate Judge Kate Menendez, and Magistrate Judge John Docherty, as well as Chief Federal Public Defender Katherian Roe and W. Anders Folk, former Acting United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota. The Zoom event featured a two-part panel discussion, with the first portion focused upon the job duties of a federal magistrate judge and the second focusing upon the application and selection process.