--- title: "Charles Webber | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/charles-webber-assistant-chief-judge-first-judicial-district-mn" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # Charles Webber Minnesota First Judicial District Court · Assistant Chief Judge ## Profile - Court: Minnesota First Judicial District Court - State: Minnesota - Role: Assistant Chief Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Past Employment: Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP - Before his judicial appointment, Webber was a partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, where he specialized in trial and appellate litigation. ### Education - He then received his J.D. with honors from the University of Chicago Law School in 1990 - B.A., summa cum laude, in political science and government from the University of Minnesota in 1987. ### Additional information - Elected in 2022. - Appointed/Elected: Appointed May 17, 2021, by Governor Tim Walz. - Charles Webber brings over 25 years of legal experience to the bench, combining extensive trial and appellate expertise with active community service. - Current term expires Jan. - Chambered in Shakopee, Scott County, and serves the First Judicial District, which includes Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Scott, and Sibley Counties - He represented clients in a wide range of cases in both state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration proceedings. - He is recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Society of Barristers, and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates - Judge Webber has been actively involved in his community. - He has held the role of a member and immediate past chair of the board of St. Stephen’s Human Services in Minneapolis, participated as a worship-team leader and lay reader at St. James Lutheran Church in Burnsville, and led his firm’s Pro Bono Conciliation Court Clinic. - He has also been a member of numerous bar associations throughout his career ## 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/01-district/charles-webber) - [Official roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/01-district/charles-webber) - [Minnesota Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/01-district/charles-webber) - [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) - [Assistant Chief Judge Charles Webber](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/01-district/charles-webber) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/charles-webber-assistant-chief-judge-first-judicial-district-mn", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/charles-webber-assistant-chief-judge-first-judicial-district-mn", "name": "Charles Webber | KnowJudges", "description": "Charles Webber, Minnesota First 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.