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Andrew Tweeten
Biography
Professional career
- Nonpartisan judge for Position 61 of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District, appointed by Governor Tim Walz on June 16, 2025, to replace Hon
- Before becoming a judge, Tweeten was an assistant U.S. attorney in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota (2018–2025), where he investigated and litigated civil fraud cases, and defended federal agencies and officials against civil claims His prior roles include
- Prior Employment: Assistant Attorney General, Solicitor General Division, 2015-2018
- Prior Employment: Judicial Law Clerk, Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas, 2014-2015
- Prior Employment: Judicial Law Clerk, Judge Donald W. Molloy, 2012-2014
- Prior Employment: Attorney General’s Office, State of Minnesota
- Prior Employment: United States Attorney’s Office, District of Minnesota
Education
- Georgetown University — J.D. (2012)
- calester College — M.A. (2005)
- Macalester College — B.A.
Additional information
- Appointed/Elected: Appointed June 16, 2025, by Governor Tim Walz
- Prior Employment: Assistant U.S. Attorney, Civil Division, 2018-2025
- Hennepin County bench in Minneapolis, part of Minnesota’s Fourth Judicial District
- Appointed by Governor Tim Walz to fill the vacancy left by Hon
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