--- title: "Kellie M. Charles | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kellie-m-charles-judge-second-judicial-district-mn" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # Kellie M. Charles Minnesota Second Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Minnesota Second 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 - Kellie M. Charles is a judge of the Minnesota Second Judicial District (Ramsey County), appointed in 2020 and re‐elected in 2022, with a term ending January 2029 - From 1997 to 2020, Charles was with the Hennepin County Public Defender’s Office, rising to Senior Attorney in 2014 - Past Employment: Assistant Hennepin County Public Defender, 1997-2014 - Past Employment: Hennepin County Public Defender’s Office - She is an adjunct professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, teaching courses in Advanced Trial Advocacy, Legal Practicum, Appellate Advocacy, Expert Witness Training, and Psychiatry and the Law ### Education - William Mitchell School of Law — J.D. - Miami University (Ohio) — B.A. ### Additional information - Appointed/Elected: Appointed by Governor Tim Walz on August 10, 2020. - Appointed by Governor Tim Walz on August 10, 2020 to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Jennifer Frisch. - Past Employment: Senior Attorney, 2014-2020 - Current term expires Jan. - She also represented indigent clients in adult, juvenile, and child protection cases at trial and appellate levels - She has served on the Domestic and Sexual Violence Judicial Leadership Team, Court Corrections Committee, and Equal Justice Committee Community roles include volunteer work with StandDown for Minnesota Veterans, Friends of Dorothy Day, and service on multiple community councils - Judge Charles serves in the Second Judicial District Court of Minnesota, chambered in St. Paul, and presides over cases in the domestic and sexual violence judicial leadership team, as well as other court operations and justice committees ## 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/02-district/kellie-m.-charles) - [Official roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/02-district/kellie-m.-charles) - [Minnesota Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/02-district/kellie-m.-charles) - [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 Kellie M. Charles](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/02-district/kellie-m.-charles) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kellie-m-charles-judge-second-judicial-district-mn", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kellie-m-charles-judge-second-judicial-district-mn", "name": "Kellie M. Charles | KnowJudges", "description": "Kellie M. Charles, Minnesota Second Judicial District Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-03", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kellie-m-charles-judge-second-judicial-district-mn#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kellie-m-charles-judge-second-judicial-district-mn#judge", "name": "Kellie M. 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[Official source](https://mncourts.gov/find-courts/hennepin/going-to-court/security-weapons-screening). Collected 2026-07-26.