Judge Robert Varco

Sherburne County Courthouse
Phone: (763) 765-4600

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed by Governor Jesse Ventura on December 27, 2000. Elected in 2002 and 2008. His current term expires in January of 2015.

Education:

J.D., cum laude, William Mitchell College of Law, 1974
B.A., University of Minnesota, 1970

Employment:

Partner- Berglund and Varco (Anoka, MN), 1981-2000
Public Defender (Part-time)- Tenth Judicial District
Attorney General- Minnesota, 1974-1975

Professional Memberships:

Judge Varco served on the Board of Governors for the Minnesota State Bar Association, was President of the Anoka County Bar Association and was Chair of the Twenty-first District Bar Ethics Committee.

Currently, Judge Varco serves on the MDJA Crim JIGS committee and the criminal benchbook committee.

Community Activities:

Judge Varco regularly volunteered for Judicare of Anoka County.

Lecturing and Teaching Experience:

University of South Dakota (Vermillion, SD);
Associate Professor of Law and University Counsel, 1978-1981

Hamline University School of Law (St. Paul, MN);
Assistant Professor and Director of Legal Writing, 1975-1977