Nicole J. Starr at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Minnesota · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Nicole J. Starr
Biography
Professional career
- Joined the Second Judicial District-Ramsey County District Court by Governor Mark Dayton on December 23, 2014, filling the vacancy left by Judge Gregg E. Johnson, and officially began serving in 2015
- Past Employment: Of counsel, Hellmuth and Johnson, PLLC
- Past Employment: Assistant Public Defender, Second Judicial District Public Defender’s Office
- Past Employment: Judicial law clerk, the Honorable Katherine D. Roe, Minnesota’s Fourth Judicial District, and the Honorable Justice Zakeria Mohammed Yacoob, Constitutional Court of South Africa
- Began her legal career as a judicial law clerk for Judge Katherine D. Roe in Minnesota’s Fourth Judicial District and for Justice Zakeria Mohammed Yacoob at the Constitutional Court of South Africa
- She then held the role of an Assistant Public Defender in the Second Judicial District, specializing in forensic science litigation, and was of counsel at Hellmuth and Johnson, PLLC
Education
- Judge Starr earned her B.A. from the University of Minnesota and her J.D. with honors from the University of Minnesota Law School.
Additional information
- She has also served on the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges from 2024 to 2026 and was a former board member of the YWCA of the USA
- Elected in 2016 and 2022.
- 26, 2015, by Governor Mark Dayton.
- Appointed/Elected: Appointed Jan.
- Current term expires Jan.
- She serves in Position 12 of the district court, which encompasses all of Ramsey County, including St. Paul, Minnesota
- Judge Starr is actively involved in professional and community organizations.
- She is an executive board member of the Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association, a member of the Minnesota Lavender Bar Association, the Minnesota State Bar Association, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.
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 Second Judicial District Court
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Minnesota Second 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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