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Messerich elected chief judge of 1st District

The Honorable Kathryn Davis Messerich, who is currently assistant chief judge of Minnesota’s First Judicial District, has been elected to serve as chief judge of the district by her fellow judges in the district. Her term as chief judge is effective July 1.
Messerich has served the First Judicial District since April 2004. Prior to her appointment, she spent 17 years in private practice as a civil trial lawyer. She earned her juris doctorate degree from William Mitchell College of Law in 1987, a master of science degree in maternal child nursing from the University of Minnesota in 1984, and a bachelor of science degree in nursing magna cum laude from Northern Michigan University in 1979. Messerich is chambered in the Dakota County Judicial Center in Hastings.  
“I am honored to serve in this new role,” said Messerich. “I look forward, along with my judicial colleagues and court administration, to meeting the opportunities and challenges facing our district and the judiciary.”
The Honorable David L. Knutson was elected as assistant chief judge in the First District. Knutson was appointed to the bench in June 2004. He previously spent 18 years in private practice, and he served as a Minnesota state senator for 12 years, representing the communities of Apple Valley, Burnsville, Lakeville and Rosemount, and serving as an assistant minority leader for seven years. Knutson’s chambers also are located in Hastings.
By statute, the chief judge of a judicial district exercises general administrative authority over the courts within the district, including assigning judges to serve in locations throughout the district. The chief judge of each judicial district also serves as a member of the Minnesota Judicial Council, the administrative policy-making authority for the Minnesota Judicial Branch.
Chief judges and assistant chief judges are elected to two-year terms by the judges within the district. No judge may serve as chief judge or assistant chief judge for more than two consecutive two-year terms. New two-year terms begin on July 1.
The state of Minnesota’s First Judicial District has 36 judges and 250 staff who handle more than 120,000 cases annually in the counties of Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott and Sibley. Its mission is to provide justice through a system that assures equal access for the fair and timely resolution of cases and controversies.  For more information, visit www.mncourts.gov.