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Third Judicial District - Minnesota

Welcome to the Third Judicial District 

The Third Judicial District consists of the eleven counties of Southeast Minnesota.  Twenty-three judges serve the District.  Information about each of the eleven counties may be viewed by clicking the county name in the left frame.

Court forms, self help information, community outreach events, Minnesota statutes and other helpful legal resources are found in the "Related Links" window on the right of this page.

For traffic fees and general information call:  1-800-657-3611, (METRO) 651-281-3219, or visit www.mncourts.gov.

For court calendar information, traffic fees, filing fees and other general information, click on the county name where your case is filed (upper left corner) or call the county where your case is filed:

Dodge County: 507-457-6260

Fillmore County: 507-765-3356

Freeborn County: 507-377-5153

Houston County: 507-725-5806

Mower County: 507-437-9465

Olmsted County: 507-206-2400

Rice County: 507-332-6107

Steele County: 507-444-7700

Wabasha County: 651-565-3524

Waseca County: 507-835-0540

Winona County: 507-457-6385

Chief Judge

 

 

 

Honorable Jeffrey D. Thompson                       
Winona County

Assistant Chief Judge

Honorable Robert Birnbaum                   
Olmsted County  

 


Judicial District Administrator

 


Shelley Ellefson
Third Judicial District Administration

 

 

 

Links of Interest:

Pay Fines 

Equal Justice Committee -
Community Dialogue Session Report - October 2010

Information on Family Service Rochester - Custody and Dissolution Program

Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE) Program for Family Case Types

Third Judicial District - District Wide Continuance Policy adopted 8/8/08

Employment Opportunities

Minnesota Supreme Court

Minnesota Court Forms

List of Municipalities in each Third Judicial District County

Probable Cause (Riverside) Assignment Schedule July 2012 - June 2013

Probable Cause (Riverside) Assignment Schedule July 2013 - June 2014
 
State of Minnesota
Third Judicial District
1696 Greenview Drive SW
Rochester, MN 55902
Phone:  507-206-2300
507-285-7476 FAX