Judge Dwayne N. Knutsen

Yellow Medicine County Courthouse
Phone: (320) 564-3325

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed June 24, 2010, by Governor Tim Pawlenty. Elected in 2012. Current term expires Jan. 2019.

Education:

J.D., University of Minnesota, 1985

B.A., University of South Dakota at Vermillion, 1973

Employment:

Chippewa County attorney, 1999-2010

Part-time assistant Eighth Judicial District public defender, 1995-1998

Attorney; Montevideo law firm of Prindle, Maland, Sellner, Stennes, Knutsen and Stermer; 1986-2010

Professional Memberships:

Minnesota State Bar Association

Western Minnesota Legal Services Board of Directors

Former member, Minnesota County Attorneys Association

Former member, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association

Professional and Community Activities:

Member and past president, Montevideo Kiwanis Club

First Congregational Church in Montevideo (served four terms as a trustee and two terms as a moderator)