News Item
New Judicial District Administrator Appointed in Ramsey County
Posted: Monday, December 1, 2014
On behalf of the judges in Minnesota’s Second Judicial District, Chief Judge Teresa R. Warner has appointed Heather M. Kendall as District Administrator of the Second Judicial District (Ramsey County). The appointment was approved by the Minnesota Judicial Council on Nov. 20, and is effective Jan. 5, 2015.
“Heather is an innovative and accomplished leader, with a strong knowledge of our court system and excellent ideas on how we can improve our service to the public,” said Chief Judge Warner. “She has proven her commitment to the values of fairness, accessibility, and efficiency that are the cornerstone of the state’s Judicial Branch, and we look forward to the leadership she will provide to the Second Judicial District.”
Kendall has worked in Minnesota’s First Judicial District since 2002; first as a court operations supervisor, and then as a court operations manager in Dakota County District Court. She became Deputy Court Administrator in Dakota County in 2007, and since 2012 has been the Court Administrator for Scott County District Court. She has also served on the Policy 800 Access Program Advisory Panel and the Advisory Committee on the General Rules of Practice. Prior to joining the Branch, Kendall was an associate attorney at Brown & Carlson, P.A. in Minneapolis.
Kendall received training though the International Law Program at the University of Innsbruck in Austria in 1998. She received her law degree from William Mitchell College of Law in 2000. She was also named a Certified Court Manager in 2010 by the National Center for Court Management.
As District Administrator, Kendall will oversee the administrative affairs of the district, including management and processing of all court records and files; district budgeting and accounting; human resources; and maintenance of the district’s computer network.
Kendall will replace Lawrence K. Dease, who retired in November after serving as Second Judicial District Administrator for nearly 15 years.