Judge Richard C. Ilkka

Washington County Courthouse
Phone: (651) 430-6263

Appointed:

Appointment announced June 4, 2007, by Governor Tim Pawlenty. Elected in 2008. His current term expires in January 2015.

Education:

University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 1986; University of Minnesota, B.A., 1983

Employment:

Judge, Tenth Judicial District, 2007-present; solo practitioner, Stillwater, 1990-2007; Oakdale city attorney, 1993-2007; contract civil public defender, Washington County, 1989-2007; attorney, Magnuson Law Firm, 1989-90; 10th Judicial District law clerk, 1987-89

Professional Memberships:

Member, Washington County Bar Association; member, 19th District Bar Association (past president)

Professional Activities:

Former member, Washington County Mentally Ill Offender Task Force; former member, Washington County Courts Planning Committee; former member, Washington County Crime Victims Ad Hoc Committee

Community Activities:

Former member, Oakdale Citizens Academy; member of the local organizing committee of the 150th Anniversary of the Judiciary in Minnesota, 1999

Additional Information:

Recipient, Mothers Against Drunk Driving Award of Recognition, 1994 (for his prosecution of DUI offenders)