John R. Tunheim
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Senior status. Born 1953.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jul 10, 1995
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Dec 22, 1995
- Commissioned
- Dec 26, 1995
- Senior status
- Dec 1, 2023
Education
- B.A., Concordia College, 1975
- J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, 1980
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Earl Larson, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 1980-1981
- Private practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1981-1984
- Office of the Attorney General, State of Minnesota, 1984-1995
- assistant attorney general and manager of Public Affairs Litigation Division, 1984-1985
- solicitor general, 1985-1986
- chief deputy attorney general, 1986-1995
- Adjunct professor, University of Minnesota Law School, 1994
- Chairman, Assassination Records Review Board, 1994-1995
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2021-2024
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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