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# Karl C. Procaccini

Supreme Court of Minnesota · Associate Justice

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Minnesota
- State: Minnesota
- Role: Associate Justice
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## 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://www.mncourts.gov/About-The-Courts/Overview/JudicialDirectory.aspx?d=12)
- [Official roster](https://www.mncourts.gov/About-The-Courts/Overview/JudicialDirectory.aspx?d=12)
- [Minnesota Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.mncourts.gov/About-The-Courts/Overview/JudicialDirectory.aspx?d=12)
- [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)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, appointed in 2023 and elected to a full six‐year term in 2024, with his term expiring in January 2031
- General Counsel to the Minnesota Governor’s Office and Lieutenant Governor (2019–2023)
- Judge Diana E. Murphy (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit)
- Chief Judge Michael J. Davis (U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota)

### Education


### Additional information

- He was re‐elected in the November 5, 2024 general election, receiving over 1.3 million votes (56.6% of the total).
- Appointed by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on August 23, 2023, to fill the seat vacated by Natalie Hudson, and sworn in on October 2, 2023.
- Procaccini has been recognized as Minnesota Attorney of the Year (2020), received the Public Attorney Award of Excellence (2021), and was named a Rising Star by Minnesota Super Lawyers.
- handling complex business and commercial disputes, litigation, arbitration, and pro bono work
- Official site: Minnesota Judicial Directory – Karl C. Procaccini Minnesota Judicial Branch
- He then worked in private practice as a partner at Greene Espel PLLP in Minneapolis
- He also taught at the University of St. Thomas School of Law and William Mitchell College of Law
- He has also led the Minnesota State Bar Association’s International Business Law Section and served on the executive board of the American Constitution Society’s Minneapolis–St. Paul chapter