Francis Green III at a glance
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- Judge
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- Minnesota · State
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Francis Green III
Biography
Professional career
- Employment: Assistant Attorney General, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office (2001-2006)
Education
- University of Minnesota Law School — J.D. (2000)
- B.A. — University of Louisiana at Lafayette — 1997
Additional information
- Current term expires January 2029.
- Elected in 2022.
- Appointed/Elected: Appointed April 5, 2021, by Governor Tim Walz.
- Employment: Conciliation Court Referee, Second Judicial District (2019-2021)
- Employment: National Realty Specialist, United States Department of Agriculture (2010-2021)
- Employment: Private practice (2006-2010)
- M.A. — Humphrey School of Public Affairs — 2000
- Employment: Police officer, Lafayette, Louisiana (1994-1997)
- Earlier in his career, he also held the role of a police officer in Lafayette, Louisiana
- Additionally, he has experience as a conciliation court referee in Ramsey County, a former Assistant Attorney General for Minnesota, and in private practice handling civil and criminal cases
- B.A. in Political Science from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, an M.A. in Public Affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, and a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School
- He held the role of a National Realty Specialist for the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS), advising on land conservation and real property law matters.
- He is certified by the Minnesota State Bar Association as a Real Property Law Specialist.
- Beyond his legal career, Judge Green has been actively involved in community service.
- He has served on the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers, chaired the Board of Model Cities of St. Paul, Inc., and was a Commissioner on the Woodbury Planning Commission.
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