Judge Profile:

Judge Terri J. Stoneburner Court of Appeals Chambers Phone: 651-297-1008 Education J.D. 1975, University of Washington School of Law University of Washington School of Law Director, Legal Aid to State Prisoners Research Assistant to Professor Ralph Johnson Law Women’s Caucus B.A. 1967, Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana Graduated cum laude Major: French Junior year at University of Geneva, Switzerland Employment Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals, April 28, 2000 - present Appointed by Governor Jesse Ventura March 8, 2000 Elected to six-year term in 2002 and 2008 Her current term expires in January 2015 Judge of District Court, April 1990 – April 28, 2000 Fifth Judicial District, chambered in New Ulm Assistant Chief Judge of the Fifth Judicial District, July 1, 1997 – April 28, 2000 Farrish, Johnson, Maschka Attorneys at Law, Mankato, 1980 – 1990 Partner from 1984 Certified Civil Trial Specialist by National Board of Trial Advocacy and MSBA Adjunct Faculty, Mankato State University Political Science and Women Studies Taught four-credit classes in Legal Research/Legal Materials in alternate years 1981 – 1986; Legal Rights of Women, two credits, 1980 – 1984 Staff Attorney, State of Alaska Commission for Human Rights, November 1977 – March 1979 Volunteer Attorney, VISTA, October 1976 – October 1977 Assigned to Alaska Commission for Human Rights as staff attorney Volunteer, United States Peace Corps, October 1968 – December 1970 Burkina Faso, West Africa Infant health program, well-digging program and school building Projects Community Service United Way Budget Committee, Mankato, 1987 – 1990 YWCA Board of Trustees, Mankato, 1988 – 1990 League of Women Voters, New Ulm, 1991 – April 2000 Board of Directors 1996 – 1999 American Association of University Women, New Ulm, 1992 – April 2000 Brown County Judicial Advisory Council on Families, 1995 – April 2000 Brown County Teen Court Advisory Board, 1997 – April 2000 MSBA Habitat for Humanity House worker, 2001, 2002 Organizations Minnesota Bar Association, 1980 – present Minnesota Women Lawyers, 1980 – present Minnesota District Judges Association, 1990 - present Judicial Standards Board, appointed by Governor Pawlenty, July 2005. Professional Development MSBA Judicial Merit Selection Committee and Professionalism Committee, 1987 - 1988 President, Sixth District Bar Association, 1989 - 1990 Minnesota State Bar Foundation Board of Directors, 1988 - 1993 Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal Education, 1988 - 1994 Supreme Court Uniform Local Rules Task Force, 1991 Chair, Supreme Court Conciliation Court Advisory Committee, 1992 - 1993 Supreme Court TCIS Development Board, 1992 - 1996 Technology Planning Committee, 1997 Supreme Court Alternate Dispute Resolution Board, 1995 - 1999 Chair, MDJA Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1995 - 1998 Chair, Joint Committee on Judicial Evaluation, 1995 - 1998 Sentence to Service Advisory Council, 1995 - 1998 Supreme Court Open Hearings in Juvenile Protection Matters Advisory Board, 1998 - 2001 Conference of Chief Judges, 1997 - 2000 CCJ Committee for Peer Support/Stress Reduction, 1999- present Children’s Justice Initiative, 2001- present Co-Chair Minnesota Legal Services Planning Commission (Co-recipient of SMRLS 21^st Century Leadership Award, 2004) Interests Reading, travel (have back-packed around the world twice); hiking; canoeing; cross-country skiing; quilting; biking; "do-it-yourself" projects; at home and at the cabin.

Judge Terri J. Stoneburner

Court of Appeals

Chambers Phone: 651-297-1008

Education

J.D. 1975, University of Washington School of Law

University of Washington School of Law
Director, Legal Aid to State Prisoners
Research Assistant to Professor Ralph Johnson
Law Women’s Caucus

B.A. 1967, Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana

Graduated cum laude
Major: French
Junior year at University of Geneva, Switzerland

Employment

Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals, April 28, 2000 - present

Appointed by Governor Jesse Ventura March 8, 2000
Elected to six-year term in 2002 and 2008
Her current term expires in January 2015

Judge of District Court, April 1990 – April 28, 2000

Fifth Judicial District, chambered in New Ulm
Assistant Chief Judge of the Fifth Judicial District, July 1, 1997 – April 28, 2000

Farrish, Johnson, Maschka Attorneys at Law, Mankato, 1980 – 1990

Partner from 1984
Certified Civil Trial Specialist by National Board of Trial Advocacy and MSBA

Adjunct Faculty, Mankato State University

Political Science and Women Studies
- Taught four-credit classes in Legal Research/Legal Materials in alternate years 1981 – 1986; Legal Rights of Women, two credits, 1980 – 1984

Staff Attorney, State of Alaska Commission for Human Rights, November 1977 – March 1979

Volunteer Attorney, VISTA, October 1976 – October 1977

Assigned to Alaska Commission for Human Rights as staff attorney

Volunteer, United States Peace Corps, October 1968 – December 1970

Burkina Faso, West Africa
Infant health program, well-digging program and school building Projects

Community Service

United Way Budget Committee, Mankato, 1987 – 1990
YWCA Board of Trustees, Mankato, 1988 – 1990
League of Women Voters, New Ulm, 1991 – April 2000
- Board of Directors 1996 – 1999
American Association of University Women, New Ulm, 1992 – April 2000
Brown County Judicial Advisory Council on Families, 1995 – April 2000
Brown County Teen Court Advisory Board, 1997 – April 2000
MSBA Habitat for Humanity House worker, 2001, 2002

Organizations

Minnesota Bar Association, 1980 – present
Minnesota Women Lawyers, 1980 – present
Minnesota District Judges Association, 1990 - present
Judicial Standards Board, appointed by Governor Pawlenty, July 2005.

Professional Development

MSBA Judicial Merit Selection Committee and Professionalism Committee, 1987 - 1988
President, Sixth District Bar Association, 1989 - 1990
Minnesota State Bar Foundation Board of Directors, 1988 - 1993
Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal Education, 1988 - 1994
Supreme Court Uniform Local Rules Task Force, 1991
Chair, Supreme Court Conciliation Court Advisory Committee, 1992 - 1993
Supreme Court TCIS Development Board, 1992 - 1996
Technology Planning Committee, 1997
Supreme Court Alternate Dispute Resolution Board, 1995 - 1999
Chair, MDJA Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1995 - 1998
Chair, Joint Committee on Judicial Evaluation, 1995 - 1998
Sentence to Service Advisory Council, 1995 - 1998
Supreme Court Open Hearings in Juvenile Protection Matters Advisory Board, 1998 - 2001
Conference of Chief Judges, 1997 - 2000
CCJ Committee for Peer Support/Stress Reduction, 1999- present
Children’s Justice Initiative, 2001- present
Co-Chair Minnesota Legal Services Planning Commission (Co-recipient of SMRLS 21^st Century Leadership Award, 2004)

Interests

Reading, travel (have back-packed around the world twice); hiking; canoeing; cross-country skiing; quilting; biking; "do-it-yourself" projects; at home and at the cabin.