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Judge Jessica J.W. Maher

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed Aug. 7, 2017, by Governor Mark Dayton. Elected in 2018. Current term expires Jan. 2025.
 

Education:

J.D., University of Minnesota Law School
B.A., Minnesota State University Mankato


Past Employment:

  • Shareholder, Berg, Debele, DeSmidt & Rabuse, P.A.
  • Clinical instructor, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
  • Judicial law clerk, Honorable Gary Crippen, Minnesota Court of Appeals
  • Law clerk, Office of the General Counsel, University of Minnesota

Professional Memberships:

  • Judicial Fellow, Academy of Adoption And Assisted Reproduction Attorneys
  • ​Membership Committee, Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Technology Attorneys, 2018- present
  • Member, 2019 Family Law Institute Judicial Track Planning Committee
  • Former member, Minnesota Supreme Court Rules of Juvenile Protection Procedure Committee
  • Former Vice Chair, Hennepin County Bar Association Juvenile Section

Professional and Community Activities:

  • Presenter, Children’s Justice Initiative Regional Training Session, December 13, 2018
  • Presenter, Minnesota State Bar Association New Lawyers Section, January 2019
  • McLeod County Children’s Justice Initiative chair, 2017-present
  • First Judicial District Children’s Justice Initiative lead judge, 2018-present
  • Keynote speaker, Minnesota Paralegals Association convention, May 24, 2018
  • Team Manager, Arctic Blast Softball, 2015-2019
  • Co-Chair, Service Committee, Chanhassen High School Senior Class Party, 2019-2020
  • Founding member, local chapter of a charitable group