--- title: "Andrew Tweeten | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrew-tweeten-judge-fourth-judicial-district-mn" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # Andrew Tweeten Minnesota Fourth Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Minnesota Fourth 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 - Nonpartisan judge for Position 61 of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District, appointed by Governor Tim Walz on June 16, 2025, to replace Hon - 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 - 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 - Hennepin County bench in Minneapolis, part of Minnesota’s Fourth Judicial District - Appointed by Governor Tim Walz to fill the vacancy left by Hon ## 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/04-district/andrew-tweeten) - [Official roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/04-district/andrew-tweeten) - [Minnesota Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/04-district/andrew-tweeten) - [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 Tweeten](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/04-district/andrew-tweeten) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrew-tweeten-judge-fourth-judicial-district-mn", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrew-tweeten-judge-fourth-judicial-district-mn", "name": "Andrew Tweeten | KnowJudges", "description": "Andrew Tweeten, Minnesota Fourth 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.