--- title: "Nathan LaCoursiere | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nathan-lacoursiere-judge-sixth-judicial-district-mn" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # Nathan LaCoursiere Minnesota Sixth Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Minnesota Sixth 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 - 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 ## 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/06-district/lacoursiere,-nathan) - [Official roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/06-district/lacoursiere,-nathan) - [Minnesota Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/06-district/lacoursiere,-nathan) - [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 Nathan LaCoursiere](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/06-district/lacoursiere,-nathan) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nathan-lacoursiere-judge-sixth-judicial-district-mn", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nathan-lacoursiere-judge-sixth-judicial-district-mn", "name": "Nathan LaCoursiere | KnowJudges", "description": "Nathan LaCoursiere, Minnesota Sixth Judicial District Court. 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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. [Official source](https://mncourts.gov/remote-hearings). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Security & Weapons Screening - Going to Court](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c45898f557aa190822c0bdd8) — 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. [Official source](https://mncourts.gov/find-courts/hennepin/going-to-court/security-weapons-screening). Collected 2026-07-26.