--- title: "Andrew Gordon | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrew-gordon-judge-second-judicial-district-mn" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # Andrew Gordon Minnesota Second Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Minnesota Second Judicial District Court - State: Minnesota - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Nominated by President Barack Obama on September 19, 2012, to fill the seat vacated by Judge Kent Dawson on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada ### Education - Harvard Law School in — J.D. (1987) - Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Claremont McKenna College in 1984 - University of Minnesota Law School — J.D. - Macalester College — B.A. ### Additional information - Elected in 2022. - Appointed/Elected: Appointed by Governor Tim Walz on September 20, 2021. - He then moved to Las Vegas, joining Dawson & Associates until 1994, before becoming an associate and later partner at McDonald Carano Wilson LLP, where he focused on complex commercial disputes and alternative dispute resolution until his judicial appointment in 2013 - Following law school, he began his legal career at the Phoenix law firm Streich, Lang, Weeks & Cardon, practicing civil litigation from 1987 to 1992. - Andrew Patrick Gordon was born in 1962 in San Francisco, California. - Employment: Deputy Director of Community Legal Services, Legal Rights Center (Minneapolis, MN) - representing clients in high-stakes matters before the Nevada Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit. - Current term expires Jan. - Before joining the federal bench, Gordon’s practice emphasized complex commercial litigation, including contract disputes, business torts, shareholder actions, and real estate conflicts. - He frequently held the role of an arbitrator and mediator ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### remote hearing recording Scope: statewide Minnesota Judicial Branch remote-hearing guidance says recording or broadcasting a remote proceeding is not authorized except as provided by court rules. Evidence excerpt: No recording or broadcasting of any remote proceeding is authorized other than as provided by court rules. [Remote Hearing Information](https://mncourts.gov/remote-hearings) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### camera audio recording devices Scope: statewide Minnesota court guidance cites Rule 4 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice and says pictures or voice recordings are not allowed except the official court record. Evidence excerpt: According to Rule 4 of the MN Rules of General Practice for the District Courts, no pictures or voice recordings [Security & Weapons Screening - Going to Court](https://mncourts.gov/find-courts/hennepin/going-to-court/security-weapons-screening) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/02-district/andrew-gordon) - [Official roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/02-district/andrew-gordon) - [Minnesota Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/02-district/andrew-gordon) - [Remote Hearing Information](https://mncourts.gov/remote-hearings) - [Security & Weapons Screening - Going to Court](https://mncourts.gov/find-courts/hennepin/going-to-court/security-weapons-screening) - [Judge Andrew Gordon](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/02-district/andrew-gordon) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrew-gordon-judge-second-judicial-district-mn", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrew-gordon-judge-second-judicial-district-mn", "name": "Andrew Gordon | KnowJudges", "description": "Andrew Gordon, Minnesota Second Judicial District Court. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://mncourts.gov/remote-hearings). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Security & Weapons Screening - Going to Court](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c45898f557aa190822c0bdd8) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://mncourts.gov/find-courts/hennepin/going-to-court/security-weapons-screening). Collected 2026-07-26.