Judge Thomas P. Knapp

Stearns County Courthouse
Phone: (320) 656-3620

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed September 25, 1995, by Governor Arne Carlson.  Elected 1996, 2002 and 2008. His current term expires in January 2015.

Education:

B.A. 1970 (Cum laude/Member of Honors Program) St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota.

J.D. 1973 University of Minnesota Law School.

Employment Background:

Partner Hughes, Thoreen & Sullivan (1975-1991) Founding Partner Hughes, Thoreen, Mathews & Knapp (1991-1994) Fouding Shareholder/Partner, Hughes, Thoreen & Knapp (1994-1995)

Practiced in the St. Cloud area in private practice from 1973-1995.  Areas of practice included general civil litigation, including personal injury/worker's compensation, commercial litigation, family/marital dissolution, real estate sale/transfer/finance, including real estate litigation.

Member and Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association involving commercial and no-fault automobile arbitration disputes.

Professional Affiliations:

Minnesota State Bar Association (chairman of Professionalism Committee)
Seventh District Bar Association (past president)
Stearns-Benson Bar Association (past president)
Lead Judge for Children's Justice Initiative for Benton County

Civic Activities:

Catholic Aid Life Insurance (former vice president and vice chairman of the Grand Council/Board of Trustees 1987-1995)

Former Executive Board Member of the St. Cloud Area Family YMCA

Former President of the St. Cloud Lions Club

Former President Central Minnesota Chapter St. John's University Alumni Association

Member/Board service for many additional local charitable, civic and church organizations in the St. Cloud area