Judge Joseph F. Wieners

Dodge County Courthouse
Phone: (507) 635-6260

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed by Governor Rudy Perpich in 1989. Elected 1990, 1996, 2002 and 2008. His current term expires in January 2015.

Education:

J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, 1973
B.A., College of St. Thomas, 1969

Employment:

Attorney- Dodge County, 1976-1979 and 1982-1989

Private Practice Attorney- Kasson and Rochester, 1976-1989 and 1974-1976

Law Clerk- Hon. John Bartholomew, Wisconsin Circuit Court, Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 1973-1974

Professional Memberships:

Minnesota State Bar Association
Former Member- Wisconsin State and Dodge County Bar Associations
Former Member- Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association
Former Member- Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Professional Activities:

Chair- Third District Judicial Resources Committee
Former Chair- Third District Criminal Justice Resource Management Committee
Former Member- Dodge-Fillmore-Olmsted Community Corrections Advisory Board

Community Activities:

Co-Chair- P.O.R.T. Board (Probationed Offender Rehabilitation and Training)
Co-Chair- Kasson United Way
Former Member and President- Kasson Exchange Club
Board of Directors- Family Services (Rochester, MN)
President- Dodge County Youth Hockey Association

Lecturing and Teaching Experience:

Instructor (Constitutional and Criminal Law)- Rochester Community College 1995-1996, 1979-1980

Instructor (Labor Law and Hotel-Restaurant Law)- University of Wisconsin-Stout 1974-1976