--- title: "Jane Maschka | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jane-maschka-judge-fourth-judicial-district-mn" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # Jane Maschka 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 - Minnesota District Court judge for the Fourth Judicial District, appointed in April 2024 by Governor Tim Walz to replace Hon - Employment: Law Clerk, the Honorable R. Lanier Anderson, US Court of Appeals - 11th Circuit, 2004 - 2005 - Before joining the bench, Maschka was a partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, leading the firm’s financial litigation team and representing clients in complex fraud and insolvency cases. ### Education - B.A. from the University of Virginia and her J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School (1995) ### Additional information - Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced Maschka’s appointment on April 2, 2024, to fill a vacancy in Hennepin County’s largest trial court. - Employment: Partner, Faegre Drinker, 2014 - 2024 - Employment: Associate, Faegre Drinker, 2010 - 2014 - Employment: Associate, Nilan Johnson Lewis, 2008 - 2010 - Employment: Associate, WilmerHale, 2005 - 2008 - In interviews, Maschka has emphasized the importance of public confidence in the judicial system, the need for judges to act with integrity, and the value of respectful engagement with differing viewpoints. - She has also expressed appreciation for the training and resources provided to new judges in Hennepin County ## 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/jane-maschka) - [Official roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/04-district/jane-maschka) - [Minnesota Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/04-district/jane-maschka) - [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 Jane Maschka](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/04-district/jane-maschka) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jane-maschka-judge-fourth-judicial-district-mn", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jane-maschka-judge-fourth-judicial-district-mn", "name": "Jane Maschka | KnowJudges", "description": "Jane Maschka, 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.