Judge Profile:

Judge John L. Holahan Hennepin County Hennepin County Courthouse Phone: (612)348-2040 Chambers Phone: 612-348-9772 Chambers Email: Email Chambers Staff Appointed/Elected: Appointed in 1995. Elected in 1996, 2002, and 2008. His current term expires in January 2015. Education: J.D., William Mitchell College of Law, 1974 B.S., St. Cloud State University, 1970 Employment: President, John L. Holahan Jr., P.A., 1992 Vice President, Frisbee & Holahan, Ltd., 1985 Sole Practitioner, 1975 Trial Court Clerk, Fourth Judicial District, 1972 Court Clerk, Hennepin County Municipal Court, 1970 Professional Memberships Minnesota District Court Judges Association American Trial Lawyers Association Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association Minnesota State Bar Association American Bar Association Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, past president and board member Hennepin County District Court, volunteer Family Court settlement referee Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board, volunteer attorney supervisor Academy of Family Mediators Additional Information Assignment History Adult Drug Court, Jan. 2010-Present Adult DWI Court, Jan. 2007-Present Civil Block & Criminal, Jan. 2002-Dec. 2009 Family & Criminal, Jan. 1997-Dec. 2001 Criminal, Feb. 1995-Dec. 1996 Judicial Activities Currently serving as Presiding Judge of Drug Court and DWI court Five years of service in Family Court Appointed to Board on Judicial Standards in Mar. 1997 by Governor Arne Carlson Reappointed to Board on Judicial Standards in Jan. 2000 by Governor Jesse Ventura Elected chair of Board on Judicial Standards in Jan. 2003 Member of the Executive Committee of the Fourth Judicial District Member of the Criminal Committee of the Fourth Judicial District Member of the Civil Committee of the Fourth Judicial District Member of the Facilities Committee of the Fourth Judicial District Minnesota Supreme Court Judicial Education Faculty Member of the Criminal Jury Instruction Committee of the Minnesota District Court Judges Association Member of the Governing Council of the Hennepin County Bar Association Member of the Judicial Stress Prevention Committee of the Conference of Chief Judges Volunteer Judge, Minnesota State Bar Association Mock Trial Program Volunteer Judge, National Mock Trial Tournament, Hamline Law School Volunteer Judge, William E. McGee, National Civil Rights Moot Court Competition, University of Minnesota Volunteer Judge, National Moot Court Competition, William Mitchell College of Law Co-chair, Bench/Bar Committee of Hennepin County Bar Association Member, Minnesota Supreme Court Code of Judicial Conduct Advisory Committee Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice State of Minnesota United States Federal District Court of Minnesota United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals United States Supreme Court Other activities Minnesota Ethical Practices Board Chair - July 1994-Feb. 1995 Minnesota Ethical Practices Board member - appointed by Governor Arne Carlson on April 21, 1993 Member of Governor's Commission on Public Service Reform - 1994 Circuit Court of Appeals

Judge John L. Holahan

Hennepin County

Hennepin County Courthouse
Phone: (612)348-2040

Chambers Phone: 612-348-9772

Chambers Email: Email Chambers Staff

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed in 1995.
Elected in 1996, 2002, and 2008. His current term expires in January 2015.

Education:

J.D., William Mitchell College of Law, 1974
B.S., St. Cloud State University, 1970

Employment:

President, John L. Holahan Jr., P.A., 1992
Vice President, Frisbee & Holahan, Ltd., 1985
Sole Practitioner, 1975
Trial Court Clerk, Fourth Judicial District, 1972
Court Clerk, Hennepin County Municipal Court, 1970

Professional Memberships

Minnesota District Court Judges Association
American Trial Lawyers Association
Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, past president and board member
Hennepin County District Court, volunteer Family Court settlement referee
Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board, volunteer attorney supervisor
Academy of Family Mediators

Additional Information

Assignment History

Adult Drug Court, Jan. 2010-Present
Adult DWI Court, Jan. 2007-Present
Civil Block & Criminal, Jan. 2002-Dec. 2009
Family & Criminal, Jan. 1997-Dec. 2001
Criminal, Feb. 1995-Dec. 1996

Judicial Activities

Currently serving as Presiding Judge of Drug Court and DWI court
Five years of service in Family Court
Appointed to Board on Judicial Standards in Mar. 1997 by Governor Arne Carlson
Reappointed to Board on Judicial Standards in Jan. 2000 by Governor Jesse Ventura
Elected chair of Board on Judicial Standards in Jan. 2003
Member of the Executive Committee of the Fourth Judicial District
Member of the Criminal Committee of the Fourth Judicial District
Member of the Civil Committee of the Fourth Judicial District
Member of the Facilities Committee of the Fourth Judicial District
Minnesota Supreme Court Judicial Education Faculty
Member of the Criminal Jury Instruction Committee of the Minnesota District Court Judges Association
Member of the Governing Council of the Hennepin County Bar Association
Member of the Judicial Stress Prevention Committee of the Conference of Chief Judges
Volunteer Judge, Minnesota State Bar Association Mock Trial Program
Volunteer Judge, National Mock Trial Tournament, Hamline Law School
Volunteer Judge, William E. McGee, National Civil Rights Moot Court Competition, University of Minnesota
Volunteer Judge, National Moot Court Competition, William Mitchell College of Law
Co-chair, Bench/Bar Committee of Hennepin County Bar Association
Member, Minnesota Supreme Court Code of Judicial Conduct Advisory Committee

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

State of Minnesota
United States Federal District Court of Minnesota
United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court

Other activities

Minnesota Ethical Practices Board Chair - July 1994-Feb. 1995
Minnesota Ethical Practices Board member - appointed by Governor Arne Carlson on April 21, 1993
Member of Governor's Commission on Public Service Reform - 1994 Circuit Court of Appeals