Judge Profile:

Judge Karen Asphaug Dakota County Dakota County Courthouse Phone: (651) 438-8100 Appointed/Elected: Appointed June 16, 1995, by Governor Arne Carlson. Elected 1996, 2002 and 2008. Her current term expires in January 2015. Education: William Mitchell College of Law (J.D. cum laude 1982); University of Minnesota (B.A. 1977). Employment: Assistant Dakota County Attorney (Criminal Division 1986-95, Juvenile Prosecution Division 1985-86, Human Services Division 1982-85). Professional Memberships: Dakota County Bar Association Professional Activities: Chair, Dakota County Task Force on Policies and Programming for Women Offenders (1991-present); State of Minnesota Advisory Task Force on the Female Offender; Supreme Court Gender Fairness Implementation Committee; Dakota County Domestic Violence Task Force; First Judicial District Domestic Violence Coordinating Council.

Judge Karen Asphaug

Dakota County

Dakota County Courthouse
Phone: (651) 438-8100

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed June 16, 1995, by Governor Arne Carlson. Elected 1996, 2002 and 2008. Her current term expires in January 2015.

Education:

William Mitchell College of Law (J.D. cum laude 1982); University of Minnesota (B.A. 1977).

Employment:

Assistant Dakota County Attorney (Criminal Division 1986-95, Juvenile Prosecution Division 1985-86, Human Services Division 1982-85).

Professional Memberships:

Dakota County Bar Association

Professional Activities:

Chair, Dakota County Task Force on Policies and Programming for Women Offenders (1991-present); State of Minnesota Advisory Task Force on the Female Offender; Supreme Court Gender Fairness Implementation Committee; Dakota County Domestic Violence Task Force; First Judicial District Domestic Violence Coordinating Council.