Catherine Trevino at a glance
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Catherine Trevino
Biography
Professional career
- Catherine A. Trevino is a judge of Minnesota’s 10th Judicial District Court, serving in Chisago County since her 2020 appointment by Governor Tim Walz, with a term through January 2029
- Employment: Previous employment as an assistant public defender in Anoka County from 2014 to 2019
- Employment: She was appointed as a Guardian ad Litem and a medical malpractice mediator by the Indiana Supreme Court
Education
- Valparaiso University — J.D. (1988)
- Indiana University — B.A. (1985)
Additional information
- Sole practitioner at Trevino Law Office in Anoka (2019–present) and previously at the Law Office of Catherine A. Lake in Crown Point, Indiana (2003–2014)
- She was appointed by Governor Tim Walz on June 1, 2020 and re‐elected in the 2022 Minnesota General Election.
- Current term expires Jan.
- Employment: Last employed as part-time assistant public defender and court-appointed counsel for the mental health commitment and paternity/contempt cases in Sherburne County, and owner of a law firm in Anoka County, where she focused her practice on criminal defense.
- She also held the role of a Guardian ad Litem, medical malpractice mediator, and on the Minnesota Human Trafficking Task Force
- Judge Trevino presides over cases in the 10th Judicial District, which includes Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Pine, Sherburne, Washington, and Wright Counties.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
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