--- title: "Nicole L. Hopps | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nicole-l-hopps-judge-sixth-judicial-district-mn" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # Nicole L. Hopps 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 - Her family has a history of civic involvement, with her father and uncle serving in local government roles Nicole Hopps officially took her oath of office as a judge on September 15, 2023, beginning her service in Minnesota’s Sixth Judicial District - Employment: Sixth District Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable John E. DeSanto - Employment: Associate Attorney, Bradshaw & Bryant, PLLC - Employment: Managing Attorney, Sixth District Public Defender’s Office - Employment: Assistant Public Defender, Sixth District Public Defender’s Office - Employment: Ninth District Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Donna K. Dixon - Additionally, she clerked for a judge in Roseau County early in her career - She also served as an assistant public defender and spent time in private practice with Bradshaw & Bryant PLLC in St. Cloud ### Education - B.A. from the University of Minnesota Duluth and her J.D. from the University of North Dakota School of Law. - l & Community College — B.A. ### Additional information - Raised in Foley, Minnesota, Hopps completed studies at Foley High School in 1999, where she was involved in student council. - She held the role of the managing attorney for the Sixth Judicial District Public Defender’s Office in Duluth, supervising attorneys and support staff and focusing on rehabilitative justice, diversion programs, and welfare initiatives. - Her early interest in law was identified through a ninth-grade aptitude test, and she pursued a career in law despite initial discouragement from a school staff member. ## 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/nicole-l.-hopps) - [Official roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/06-district/nicole-l.-hopps) - [Minnesota Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/06-district/nicole-l.-hopps) - [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 Nicole L. Hopps](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/06-district/nicole-l.-hopps) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nicole-l-hopps-judge-sixth-judicial-district-mn", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nicole-l-hopps-judge-sixth-judicial-district-mn", "name": "Nicole L. Hopps | KnowJudges", "description": "Nicole L. Hopps, Minnesota Sixth 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/nicole-l-hopps-judge-sixth-judicial-district-mn#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nicole-l-hopps-judge-sixth-judicial-district-mn#judge", "name": "Nicole L. 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[Official source](https://mncourts.gov/find-courts/hennepin/going-to-court/security-weapons-screening). Collected 2026-07-26.