Judge
Patrick D.
Robben
Hennepin County
Family Justice Center
Phone: (612)348-6734
Chambers Phone: 612-348-0198
Chambers Email: Email Chambers Staff
Appointed/Elected:
Appointed by Governor Tim Pawlenty on Dec. 21, 2010. Elected in 2012. Current term expires Jan. 2019.
Education:
J.D., magna cum laude, University of Minnesota Law School, 1998
B.A. in political science, cum laude, Kansas State University, 1995
Employment:
General Counsel to Governor Tim Pawlenty, 2009-10
Associate attorney, Morrison Fenske & Sund, P.A., 2007-09
Attorney & partner, Rider Bennett, LLP, 2005-07
Associate attorney, Rider Bennett, LLP, 2000-05
Associate attorney, Briggs & Morgan, P.A., 1999-2000
Law clerk to Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Joan Ericksen Lancaster, 1998-99
Professional Memberships:
Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
Member, Hennepin County Bar Association
Hennepin County Law Library Board of Trustees
Douglas K. Amdahl Inn of Court
Former member, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
· Former chair, New Defense Lawyers Committee
· Former publications chair, Commercial Litigation Committee
Former member, Federal Bar Association
Former member, Defense Research Institute
· Former website chair, Commercial Litigation Committee
Professional and Community Activities:
Former chair, Minnetonka Park Board
Former member, Lake Minnetonka/Excelsior Rotary
Assignment History:
Family, Dec. 2011 - Present
Criminal, Dec. 2010 - Nov. 2011
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