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Judge Sarah S. West

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

Email
Chambers Phone: (612) 543-5570
Law Clerk: (612) 543-5572
Judicial Clerk: (612) 543-5571

Fourth Judicial District Judicial Officers

Judge Sarah S. West

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed by Governor Mark Dayton on Sept. 12, 2018. Elected in 2020. Current term expires in January 2027.

Education:

J.D., Mitchell Hamline School of Law 
B.A., Connecticut College

Past Employment:

  • Assistant Public Defender, Fourth Judicial District Office of the Public Defender
  • Contract Assistant Public Defender, Fourth Judicial District Office of the Public Defender
  • Partner, Hauble Law, PLLC
  • Associate, Fafinski, Mark & Johnson, P.A.

Professional Activities:

  • Boardmember, Hennepin County Bar Association 
  • Vice-President and former President-Elect, Hennepin County Bar Foundation
    • Former member, Grant Review Committee