Judge Profile:

Judge Francis J. Connolly Court of Appeals Minnesota Judicial Center Phone: (651) 297-7650 Appointed/Elected: Appointed to the Fourth Judicial District Court on November 9, 1998. Elected in 2000. Reelected in 2006. Appointed to the Court of Appeals by Governor Tim Pawlenty on Oct. 4, 2007, effective Jan. 1, 2008. Current term expires Jan. 3, 2011. Education: J.D., Georgetown University Law School, 1984 Editor, "Law and Policy in International Business" M.S.F.S., Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, 1984 B.A., Columbia University, 1980 Employment: Associate General Counsel for Kraus-Anderson Realty Co., 1994-1998 Attorney, Rossini, Nelson & Rossini, 1992-1994 Attorney, Dorsey & Whitney, 1987-1992 Attorney, Popham, Haik, Schnobrich & Kaufman, 1986-1987 Attorney, U. S. Department of Justice Honors Program, 1984-86 Professional Memberships: Minnesota District Judges Association Minnesota State Bar Association Hennepin County Bar Association Douglas K. Amdahl Inn of Court Additional Information: Judicial Activities Presiding Judge of Civil Division of Fourth Judicial District, 2006-2007 Assistant Presiding Judge of Civil Division of Fourth Judicial District, 2004-2006 Member, Executive Committee of Fourth Judicial District, 2002-2007 Chairman, Judicial Education Subcommittee of Minnesota State Bar Association Professionalism Committee, 2004-present Member, Supreme Court Advisory Committe on Juvenile Delinquency Rules, 2007-present Mentor, University of St. Thomas School of Law, 2005-present Drafted Delinquency Bench Book used to train new Juvenile Court Judges, 2002 Critiquing Judge, University of Minnesota Law School Judicial Trial Skills Training Program, 2006 Community Activities High School Mock Trial Coach, 2007-present Adjunct Representation Professor, William Mitchell College of Law, 2003-2007 Member, Board of Directors, Minnesota Academic Excellence Foundation, 1993-2004 Member, Minneapolis Charter Commission, 1998 Publications Landlord/Tenant Law - Code Violations Under Negligence per se and Common Law Negligence Theories: Gradjelick v. Hance, 29 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1013 (2003). CLE Presentations October, 5, 2007, Lawyers Professional Responsiblity Board, Professionalism: Can it be Accomplished? March 30, 2006, MSBA 27th Annual Family Law Institute, Walk the Line: Ethics and Professionalism in Family Law December 9, 2005, Annual Conference of Judges, "Order in the Court!" Maintaining Professionalism in the Courtroom January 31, 2005, Minnesota Administrative Law Judges, Working With Lawyers to Bring Out the Best and Avoid the Worst March 20, 2003, Minnesota Social Service Association 110th Annual Conference, The Andrea Yates Case: A Lesson in Prevention March 12, 2003, HCBA Civil Litigation Section, How to Win a Dispositive Motion June 12, 2002, MILE Civil Trial Practice Institute, How to Try Your Case to a Judge May 2, 2002, MILE Juvenile Law Seminar, Parties Versus Participants in Child Protection Cases June 8, 2001, MSBA Construction Law Symposium, A View from the Bench: How to Succeed or Fail in Dispositive Motions on Implied Obligations in Contracts January 1999, Criminal and Civil Trial Guidelines used at National Judicial College to teach new judges how to run criminal and civil trials Fourth Judicial District Assignment History Criminal and Civil 1/2003 - 2007 Juvenile 1/2001 - 12/2002 Civil and Criminal 1/2000 - 12/2000 Criminal 11/1998 - 12/1999

Judge Francis J. Connolly

Court of Appeals

Minnesota Judicial Center
Phone: (651) 297-7650

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed to the Fourth Judicial District Court on November 9, 1998. Elected in 2000. Reelected in 2006.

Appointed to the Court of Appeals by Governor Tim Pawlenty on Oct. 4, 2007, effective Jan. 1, 2008. Current term expires Jan. 3, 2011.

Education:

J.D., Georgetown University Law School, 1984
Editor, "Law and Policy in International Business"
M.S.F.S., Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, 1984
B.A., Columbia University, 1980

Employment:

Associate General Counsel for Kraus-Anderson Realty Co., 1994-1998
Attorney, Rossini, Nelson & Rossini, 1992-1994
Attorney, Dorsey & Whitney, 1987-1992
Attorney, Popham, Haik, Schnobrich & Kaufman, 1986-1987
Attorney, U. S. Department of Justice Honors Program, 1984-86

Professional Memberships:

Minnesota District Judges Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
Hennepin County Bar Association
Douglas K. Amdahl Inn of Court

Additional Information:

Judicial Activities

Presiding Judge of Civil Division of Fourth Judicial District, 2006-2007

Assistant Presiding Judge of Civil Division of Fourth Judicial District, 2004-2006

Member, Executive Committee of Fourth Judicial District, 2002-2007

Chairman, Judicial Education Subcommittee of Minnesota State Bar Association Professionalism Committee, 2004-present

Member, Supreme Court Advisory Committe on Juvenile Delinquency Rules, 2007-present

Mentor, University of St. Thomas School of Law, 2005-present

Drafted Delinquency Bench Book used to train new Juvenile Court Judges, 2002

Critiquing Judge, University of Minnesota Law School Judicial Trial Skills Training Program, 2006

Community Activities

High School Mock Trial Coach, 2007-present

Adjunct Representation Professor, William Mitchell College of Law, 2003-2007

Member, Board of Directors, Minnesota Academic Excellence Foundation, 1993-2004

Member, Minneapolis Charter Commission, 1998

Publications

Landlord/Tenant Law - Code Violations Under Negligence per se and Common Law Negligence Theories: Gradjelick v. Hance, 29 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1013 (2003).

CLE Presentations

October, 5, 2007, Lawyers Professional Responsiblity Board, Professionalism: Can it be Accomplished?

March 30, 2006, MSBA 27th Annual Family Law Institute, Walk the Line: Ethics and Professionalism in Family Law

December 9, 2005, Annual Conference of Judges, "Order in the Court!" Maintaining Professionalism in the Courtroom

January 31, 2005, Minnesota Administrative Law Judges, Working With Lawyers to Bring Out the Best and Avoid the Worst

March 20, 2003, Minnesota Social Service Association 110th Annual Conference, The Andrea Yates Case: A Lesson in Prevention

March 12, 2003, HCBA Civil Litigation Section, How to Win a Dispositive Motion

June 12, 2002, MILE Civil Trial Practice Institute, How to Try Your Case to a Judge

May 2, 2002, MILE Juvenile Law Seminar, Parties Versus Participants in Child Protection Cases

June 8, 2001, MSBA Construction Law Symposium, A View from the Bench: How to Succeed or Fail in Dispositive Motions on Implied Obligations in Contracts

January 1999, Criminal and Civil Trial Guidelines used at National Judicial College to teach new judges how to run criminal and civil trials

Fourth Judicial District Assignment History

Criminal and Civil 1/2003 - 2007

Juvenile 1/2001 - 12/2002

Civil and Criminal 1/2000 - 12/2000

Criminal 11/1998 - 12/1999