--- title: "Daniel M. Hawley | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/daniel-m-hawley-judge-ninth-judicial-district-mn" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # Daniel M. Hawley Minnesota Ninth Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Minnesota Ninth 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 - Past Employment: Partner, Gammello-Pearson PLLC: January 2018 through July 31, 2025 - Past Employment: Associate Attorney, Gammello, Qualley, Pearson & Mallak PLLC: January 2012 through December 2017 - Past Employment: Law Clerk for the Honorable David J. Ten Eyck: December 2009 through December 2011 - He also held the role of defense counsel for the Crow Wing County DWI Court program - Before joining the judiciary, Hawley was a partner at Gammello‐Pearson PLLC, practicing in family law, criminal defense, civil litigation, real estate, corporate and business law, estate planning, and municipal law. ### Education - Hamline University School of Law — J.D. (2009) - Grinnell College — M.A. (2006) - B.A. from Grinnell College and a J.D. from Hamline University School of Law ### Additional information - Term expires January 1, 2027. - Appointed/Elected: Appointed August 1, 2025. - Governor Tim Walz appointed Daniel Hawley on June 6, 2025 to fill a vacancy on the Minnesota 9th Judicial District Court, replacing the Honorable Erik J. Askegaard. - Chambered in Aitkin, Aitkin County, and the district covers 18 counties: Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, and Roseau - Daniel M. Hawley brings a broad legal background, community leadership, and judicial experience to the 9th Judicial District. ## 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/09-district/hawley,-daniel-m.) - [Official roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/09-district/hawley,-daniel-m.) - [Minnesota Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/09-district/hawley,-daniel-m.) - [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 Daniel Hawley](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/09-district/hawley,-daniel-m.) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/daniel-m-hawley-judge-ninth-judicial-district-mn", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/daniel-m-hawley-judge-ninth-judicial-district-mn", "name": "Daniel M. 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[Official source](https://mncourts.gov/find-courts/hennepin/going-to-court/security-weapons-screening). Collected 2026-07-26.