Assistant Chief Judge Kelly L. Olmstead

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed by Governor Mark Dayton on Aug. 6, 2018. Elected in 2020. Current term expires in 2027.

Education:

• J.D., William Mitchell College of Law
• B.A., University of Minnesota

Past Employment:

• Assistant Ramsey County Attorney
• Civil trial attorney, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, L.L.P.
• Judicial law clerk, the Honorable Jill Flaskamp Halbrooks of the Minnesota Court of Appeals

Professional and Community Activities:

• Second Judicial District Executive Committee
• Chair, Joint Ramsey County-Courts Committee
• Minnesota District Judges Foundation Board of Directors
• Member, Second Judicial District Equal Justice Committee; Past Co-Chair
• Member, Second Judicial District Court Corrections Committee
• Minnesota Distict Judges Association
• Member, Ramsey County Bar Association; Past President and Board Member
• Ramsey County Bar Foundation; Past President and Board Member
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Adjunct Professor, Mitchell Hamline
• Roseville Powerlifting Booster Club
• Friends of Roseville Parks
• Parkview Center PTSA Grants Committee
• Roseville Parks Natural Resources and Green Team volunteer
• Roseville Area Fastpitch & Roseville Parks Soccer, former coach
• Former President, Minnesota Lavender Bar Association
• Coach, 8U softball
• Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity