Judge Lloyd B. Zimmerman

Direct phone: 612-596-7745

Education

University of Illinois at Chicago, B.A. 1975, summa cum laude

New York University School of Law, J.D. 1978, Root-Tilden Scholar (full academic scholarship for public service through law)

Experience

Hennepin County District Court Judge, appointed by Governor Jesse Ventura on December 1, 2000. Elected 2002 and 2008. Current term expires in Jan. 2015.

Assignments

Criminal: Jan. 2001 - Mar. 2003
Juvenile: Mar. 2003- Mar. 2005
Civil and criminal: Mar. 2005 - present

Recognition

Recipient, 2009 Hennepin County Bar Association (HCBA) Judicial Professionalism Award, for exemplary professionalism, competence, integrity, and ethical conduct in the judicial system

Recipient, 2006 Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) Leonard E. Lindquist Distinguished Labor and Employment Attorney Award, for distinguished contributions to labor and employment law in Minnesota

Recipient, 2004 Hennepin County Bar Association Pro Bono Publico Public Sector Award, for exemplary commitment to providing legal services to the disadvantaged and educating the public about the law

Legal Experience

Senior trial attorney, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Nov. 1979 - Dec. 2000 (extensive complex and class action litigation experience in federal court under all statutes enforced by EEOC; numerous national awards for distinguished service)

Reginald Heber Smith Community Lawyer Fellow, 1978-79 (legal aid lawyer serving Mille Lacs reservation and elderly poor in central Minnesota)

Teaching and Writing

Presenter at more than 300 seminars on litigation, equal justice, or employment discrimination

Adjunct professor of law, University of Minnesota Law School, 1998 and 1999

Contributing author, Lindemann and Kadue, Age Discrimination in Employment Law, Bureau of National Affairs, Nov. 2003

Committees

Co-chair, Jan. 2009 - present, Hennepin County Family Violence Coordinating Council; member, Aug. 2003 - present

Lead Judge, Hennepin County District Court domestic violence bench, Jan. 2009 - present; member, 2002 - present

Chair, Hennepin County Domestic Violence Steering Committee, Jan. 2009 - present

Committee on Status of Women and Girls in Minnesota, member, 2009 - present

MSBA Committee on Legal Assistance to the Disadvantaged, Jan. 2001 - present

Co-chair, MSBA Committee on Pro Bono and the Judiciary, Nov. 2003 - spring 2007

Co-chair, MSBA Committee on Human Rights, Sept. 2007 through 2008; member, Jan. 2001 - present

MSBA Foundation, board member, 2006-2009

MSBA Section on Labor and Employment Law, chair of Governing Council, 2000; vice chair, 1999; secretary-treasurer, 1998; member of Governing Council 1995 - 2000

HCBA Pro Bono Task Force, Mar. 2003 - Sept. 2005

Hennepin County District Court Equal Justice Committee, Oct. 2001 - 2003

American Bar Association Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity, 1998-2000

Federal Bar Association, board of directors, 1997-98

Legal Advice Clinics (now Volunteer Lawyer Network) board of directors, 1995-96

Community Service

Volunteer, Simpson Homeless Shelter, Nov. 2001 - present

Volunteer, City of Lakes Nursing Home/Benedictine Nursing Home, Nov. 2002 - present

Volunteer, St. Joseph’s Home for Children, emergency shelter room, Mar. 2005 - spring 2007

Volunteer, MSBA Read to Kids program, Lincoln Elementary School, Davis Academy, City View School, Nov. 2002 - 2008

Volunteer, Mount Olivet Nursing Home, Alzheimer’s floor, Jan. 1999 - Aug. 2007

Volunteer, Nicolet Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Alzheimer’s floor, Jan. 1996 - Jan. 1999

National finals judge, William McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court, 2002 - 2009

Judge, Wagner Labor and Employment Law Moot Court Competition, 2002 - 2004

Volunteer legal advice, Caring and Sharing Hands, Salvation Army, 1990-1998