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Chief Judge Toddrick Barnette

Hennepin County Courthouse
Fourth Judicial District
(612) 348-2040

Email
Chambers Phone: (612) 348-7797
Reporter: (612) 596-2870 – for transcript requests only
Law Clerk: (612) 348-5243
Judicial Clerk: (612) 543-1199

Fourth Judicial District Judicial Officers

Chief Judge Toddrick Barnette

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed February 6, 2006. Elected in 2008, 2014 and 2020. His current term expires in January 2027.
 

Education:

  • J.D., University of Minnesota, 1992
  • B.A., George Washington University, 1988

Employment:

  • Senior Attorney, Office of the Hennepin County Attorney, March 2004-Feburary 2006
  • Senior Attorney, Office of the Hennepin County Public Defender, July 2001-February 2004
  • Attorney, Office of the Hennepin County Public Defender, May 1993-June 2001

Professional Memberships

  • Hennepin County Bar Association
  • Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers
  • Minnesota Bar Association

Additional Information

Assignment History
  • Assistant Chief Judge and Criminal Presiding Judge, July 1, 2016 – Present
  • Property Drug (Criminal Ct.), July 28, 2014 - June 30, 2016
  • Presiding Judge (Criminal), July 2012 - June 2014
  • Domestic Violence Court (Criminal Ct.), September 2010 - June 2012
  • Felony Block (Criminal Ct.), November 2008 - August 2010
  • Drug Court, January 2007 - October 2008
  • Criminal and Civil Division, February - December 2006