Nathan LaCoursiere at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
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- Minnesota · State
- Judicial service
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Nathan LaCoursiere
Biography
Professional career
- Appointed on October 17, 2025, by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as a District Court Judge for the state’s 6th Judicial District, replacing the late Judge Eric L. Hylden
- Employment: Assistant County Attorney, St. Louis County
- Employment: Assistant Professor, Political Science, University of Minnesota-Duluth
- He has been an assistant professor of constitutional law at the University of Minnesota–Duluth
Education
- University of Minnesota-Morris — B.A.
- University of Minnesota Law School — J.D.
Additional information
- Current term expires January 2028
- Appointed/Elected: Appointed November 24, 2025, by Governor Tim Walz.
- LaCoursiere’s appointment fills a vacancy created by Judge Hylden’s retirement on October 10, 2025, after more than 18 years on the bench.
- Employment: Assistant City Attorney, City of Duluth
- Employment: Senior Lecturer, Legal Studies, University of Wisconsin-Superior
- Employment: Associate Attorney, Hanft Fride, P.A.
- Before becoming a judge, LaCoursiere was a senior assistant county attorney in the St. Louis County Attorney’s Office
- handling civil, labor, appellate, and real estate matters.
- His community service includes work with the Duluth Energy Plan Commission, the Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection, and as a Judicare Legal Aid attorney in northwestern Wisconsin
- His appointment followed a recommendation from the Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection
- His combination of legal experience, academic work, and public service positions him as a judge with both legal expertise and community engagement
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Statewide
Minnesota Judicial Branch remote-hearing guidance says recording or broadcasting a remote proceeding is not authorized except as provided by court rules.
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Recording and broadcasting
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.
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Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Remote Hearing Information
Minnesota Sixth Judicial District Court
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Minnesota Sixth Judicial District Court
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.
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