John R. Rodenberg | |
Office: | Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals |
Appointed: | Mark Dayton |
Term Start: | February 10, 2012 |
Term End: | August 21, 2020 |
Preceded: | Edward Toussaint |
Succeeded: | Theodora Gaïtas |
Appointed2: | Jesse Ventura |
Term Start2: | October 27, 2000 |
Term End2: | February 10, 2012 |
Preceded2: | Terri Stoneburner |
Succeeded2: | Robert Docherty |
Birth Date: | June 8, 1956 |
Birth Place: | New Ulm, Minnesota, U.S. |
Education: | St. Olaf College (BA) Hamline University (JD) |
John R. Rodenberg (born June 8, 1956) is an American attorney and jurist who served as a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals from 2012 to 2020.
Rodenberg was born in New Ulm, Minnesota. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Olaf College and a Juris Doctor from Hamline University. During law school, Rodenberg wrote for the Hamline Law Review.[1]
He worked in private practice until 2000, when he was appointed to serve as a district court judge by then-Governor Jesse Ventura. He was elected vice chair of the Minnesota Judicial Council in 2007.[2]
Rodenberg was appointed to the Minnesota Court of Appeals in 2012 by Governor Mark Dayton.[3] He retired on August 21, 2020.[4]