Judge
Carol
Hooten
Court of Appeals
Minnesota Judicial Center
Phone: (651) 297-7650
Appointed/Elected:
Elected in 2002 and 2008 as Scott County District Court Judge. Appointed to the Court of Appeals by Governor Mark Dayton on Mar. 30, 2012. Took office on June 1, 2012. Her current term expires Jan. 2015.
Education:
J.D., William Mitchell College of Law, 1978
B.A., summa cum laude, University of Minnesota, 1973
Admissions:
State of Minnesota, September 19, 1978
United States District Court, November 6, 1978
State of Wisconsin, February 10, 1987
Employment:
Carol A. Hooten Law Firm (1991-2002)
Arbitrator with American Arbitration Association (2001-02)
Bassford, Heckt, Lockhart, Truesdell & Briggs, P.A. (1987-91)
Jardine, Logan & O'Brien (1978-86)
Law Clerk for Judge Jonathan Lebedoff, Hennepin County District Court (1976-78)
Professional Associations:
Minnesota Bar Association
Dakota County Bar Association
Minnesota District Judges Association
American Judicature Society
Twin Cities Cardozo Society
Professional Committees:
Member, First District Guardian ad Litem Advisory Committee
Member, Scott County Law Library Board
Chair, Scott County Juvenile Coordinating Committee
Member, Minnesota State Family Law Committee
Professional Activities:
Adjunct Professor, William Mitchell College of Law, Legal Practicum, Spring 2013
Faculty member, The 7th Annual Appellate Practice Institute, First Impressions from the Newer Justices and Judges, Spring 2013
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