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Joan N. Ericksen

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Senior status since October 15, 2019.

Confirmed 99 to 0Confirmed from the official record
Appointed by
George W. Bush
Nominated
January 23, 2002
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
April 11, 2002
Committee action
Reported (favorably), April 18, 2002
Senate vote
Recorded vote, 99 to 0
Confirmed
April 25, 2002
Commissioned
May 1, 2002
Senior status
Since October 15, 2019
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1954, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • Private practice, Minnesota, 1981-1983, 1993-1995
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Minnesota, 1983-1993
  • Judge, Minnesota District Court, Fourth Judicial District, 1995-1998
  • Associate justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1998-2002

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