--- title: "Carrie Ryan Gallia | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/carrie-ryan-gallia-judge-fourth-judicial-district-mn" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # Carrie Ryan Gallia 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 - Joined the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District Court on June 16, 2025, by Governor Tim Walz, filling the seat previously held by Judge Charlene W. Hatcher - Employment: Senior Associate General Counsel, University of Minnesota, 2016-2025 - Before her judicial appointment, Gallia held the role of Senior Associate General Counsel at the University of Minnesota from 2016 to 2025, advising on student affairs, constitutional issues, civil rights, and litigation. - Employment: Partner and associate, Lindquist & Vennum LLP, 2011-2016 - She previously served as a partner and associate at Lindquist & Vennum LLP (2011–2016) and as an associate at Fish & Richardson, P.C. (2010–2011) - Employment: Associate, Fish & Richardson, P.C., 2010-2011 - Employment: Law clerk, Hon. Carlos T. Bea, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2008-2009 ### Education - Princeton University — B.A. - Columbia University School of the Arts ### Additional information - Appointed/Elected: Appointed June 16, 2025, by Governor Tim Walz. - Gallia has an extensive academic background. - received the William B. Lockhart Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Leadership, and Service - She has also volunteered at Jefferson High School in Bloomington, Minnesota - She serves as a board member for Xperitas, volunteers as a Girl Scout troop leader and mentor, and has taught judicial writing as an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota Law School. - Gallia is actively involved in her community. ## 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/carrie-ryan-gallia) - [Official roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/04-district/carrie-ryan-gallia) - [Minnesota Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/04-district/carrie-ryan-gallia) - [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 Carrie Ryan Gallia](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/04-district/carrie-ryan-gallia) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/carrie-ryan-gallia-judge-fourth-judicial-district-mn", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/carrie-ryan-gallia-judge-fourth-judicial-district-mn", "name": "Carrie Ryan Gallia | KnowJudges", "description": "Carrie Ryan Gallia, 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.