--- title: "Jeremy Clinefelter | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeremy-clinefelter-judge-third-judicial-district-mn" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # Jeremy Clinefelter Minnesota Third Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Minnesota Third 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 - The appointed District Court Judge for Fillmore County, Minnesota, serving in the Third Judicial District since December 7, 2022, with a term expiring in 2031 - Employment: Managing Attorney, Minnesota Board of Public Defense, Third Judicial District, Owatonna Office, 2021–2022 - Employment: Attorney, Donnelly Law Office, 2016-2021 - Employment: Assistant Public Defender, Minnesota Board of Public Defense, Third Judicial District, 2016-2021 - Employment: Lead Criminal Attorney, Mower County Attorney’s Office, 2014-2016 - Employment: Assistant County Attorney, Mower County Attorney’s Office, 2003-2014 - Employment: Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, Law Clerk, Criminal Appellate Division, 2001-2002 ### Education - Hamline University School of Law — J.D. (2002) - Graceland College — International Studies and German — B.A. (1996) ### Additional information - Elected in 2024. - Appointed by Governor Tim Walz on December 7, 2022 to replace the late Hon. - Appointed/Elected: Appointed by Governor Tim Walz on Dec. - Current term expires Jan. - Clinefelter has been active in youth sports, legal ethics, and community service, including coaching Austin Youth Soccer, serving on the Parenting Resource Center’s board, and participating in the Blandin Community Leadership Program - He has also served in various community and professional roles, including as a Tenth District Ethics Committee Chair and board member for KSMQ Public Television, Cedar Valley Services, and the Austin Youth Soccer Association ## 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/03-district/jeremy-clinefelter) - [Official roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/03-district/jeremy-clinefelter) - [Minnesota Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/03-district/jeremy-clinefelter) - [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 Jeremy Clinefelter](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/03-district/jeremy-clinefelter) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeremy-clinefelter-judge-third-judicial-district-mn", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeremy-clinefelter-judge-third-judicial-district-mn", "name": "Jeremy Clinefelter | KnowJudges", "description": "Jeremy Clinefelter, Minnesota Third 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.