--- title: "Leo I. Brisbois | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/leo-i-brisbois-minnesota-us-magistrate" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Leo I. Brisbois U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - State: Minnesota - Role: U.S. Magistrate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-29 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - U.S. Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, appointed on August 30, 2010 by the judges of that district - Before joining the federal bench, Brisbois was a partner at Stich, Angell, Kreidler, Dodge & Unke in Minneapolis from 1991 - His legal career began in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps of the U.S. Army (1987–1990), prosecuting criminal cases in Europe - Senior Legal Adviser to the 4-star General Commanding U.S. Forces in Europe, U.S. Army - Judge Advocate Generals' Corps ### Education ### Additional information - Magistrate, District Court, D. Minnesota, 2010-present - Practitioner, Stich, Angell, Kreidler, Dodge, & Unke, 1991-01–2010-08 - J.D. — Hamline Univ. — 1987 - B.A. — Hamline Univ. — 1984 - He later clerked for the Minnesota Court of Appeals - He serves in Courtroom 3 and is based at the U.S. District Court’s Duluth office District of Minnesota | United States District Court - handling civil litigation, appellate matters, and insurance coverage cases. - He also held the role of an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and as a judge in the Hennepin County Conciliation Court - Brisbois has been active in organizations such as the Minnesota Indian Bar Association, National Native American Bar Association, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, Federal Magistrate Judges Association, and the American Inn of Court. - He has also been involved with the American Indian Policy Center, Indian Child Welfare Law Center, and Anishinaabe Legal Services - Birth place: Aurora, MN ## 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 ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=77) - [Official roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=77) - [U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=77) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9322/leo-i-brisbois/) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9322/leo-i-brisbois/) - [BR/MAG Judge Database: Leo I. Brisbois](https://legaldatalab.law.virginia.edu/brmag-judges/brmag-judges.json) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9322/leo-i-brisbois/) - [BR/MAG Judge Database: Leo I. Brisbois](https://legaldatalab.law.virginia.edu/brmag-judges/brmag-judges.json) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/leo-i-brisbois-minnesota-us-magistrate", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/leo-i-brisbois-minnesota-us-magistrate", "name": "Leo I. Brisbois | KnowJudges", "description": "Leo I. Brisbois, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.