Jon Schmidt at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Minnesota · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Biography
Professional career
- Judge Jon Schmidt is a nonpartisan judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, appointed in 2023 and re‐elected in 2024, serving District 2 until 2031
- Law clerk to Judge Myron H. Bright (Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals) and Hon
- Adjunct professor at multiple law schools, teaching appellate advocacy, legal writing, and criminal justice
Education
Additional information
- Appointed by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on September 5, 2023 to replace Hon.
- He also held the role of past chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association’s Appellate Practice Section and created a pro bono program for indigent clients
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Remote Hearing Information
Minnesota Court of Appeals
Only the source-described proceeding, permission process and exceptions. Remote-hearing instructions apply only when remote participation has been authorized. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26