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Eric Christian Tostrud

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Born 1965.

Federal judicial service

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Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Appointed by
Donald J. Trump (Republican)
Nominated
Feb 15, 2018
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
Sep 6, 2018
Commissioned
Sep 10, 2018

Education

  • B.A., St. Olaf College, 1987
  • J.D., William Mitchell College of Law (now Mitchell Hamline School of Law), 1990

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. Edward J. Devitt, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 1990-1992
  • Private practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1992-2018
  • Faculty, Mitchell Hamline School of Law (formerly William Mitchell College of Law), 1993-
  • adjunct professor, 1993-2015
  • distinguished practitioner in residence, 2015-
  • Adjunct professor, University of Minnesota Law School, 2011-

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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