Court Type: | district |
Court Name: | United States District Court for the District of Minnesota |
Abbreviation: | D. Minn. |
Seal Size: | 150 |
Map Image Name: | Map of USA MN.svg |
Map Image Width: | 150 |
Location: | Minneapolis |
Location1: | Saint Paul |
Courthouse2: | Gerald W. Heaney Federal Building, United States Courthouse and Custom House |
Location2: | Duluth |
Courthouse3: | Edward J. Devitt U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building |
Location3: | Fergus Falls |
Location4: | Winona |
Location5: | Mankato |
Location6: | Bemidji |
Appeals To: | Eighth Circuit |
Established: | May 11, 1858 |
Judges Assigned: | 7 |
Chief: | Patrick J. Schiltz |
Us Attorney: | Andrew M. Luger |
Us Marshal: | Eddie Frizell |
The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (in case citations, D. Minn.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Minnesota. Its two primary courthouses are in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Cases are also heard in the federal courthouses in Duluth and Fergus Falls.
Appeals from the District of Minnesota are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. One notable former U.S. attorney for the District was Cushman K. Davis, who later became governor of the state and was elected to the United States Senate.
, the United States attorney is Andrew M. Luger.[1]