--- title: "Rachel C. Sullivan | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rachel-c-sullivan-chief-judge-sixth-judicial-district-mn" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # Rachel C. Sullivan Minnesota Sixth Judicial District Court · Chief Judge ## Profile - Court: Minnesota Sixth Judicial District Court - State: Minnesota - Role: Chief Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Currently Assistant Chief Judge (2022–2026) and will become Chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial District on July 1, 2026 Minnesota Judicial Branch - Presently serving as Chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial District effective July 1, 2026 - Rachel C. Sullivan is a judge of Minnesota’s Sixth Judicial District Court, appointed in 2018, re‐elected in 2020, and set to become Chief Judge effective July 1, 2026 - She was re‐elected in 2020 and serves as a judge for the Sixth Judicial District, which includes Carlton, Cook, Lake, and St. Louis counties - Past Employment: Law Clerk, Minnesota Court of Appeals - Past Employment: Attorney, Prebich & Sullivan, P.C - Past Employment: Associate Attorney, Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren, Ltd - Also an associate at Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren and Lockridge Gridal Nauen, and held the role of a law clerk to the Minnesota Court of Appeals - Before joining the judiciary, Sullivan was a partner at Prebich & Sullivan, P.C. ### Education - Boston University ( Cum Laude) — B.A. - Mitchell Hamline School of Law ( Magna Cum Laude) — J.D. ### Additional information - Appointed/Elected: Appointed July 27, 2018, by Governor Mark Dayton. - Appointed by former Governor Mark Dayton on July 27, 2018 to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Hon. - Past Employment: Associate Attorney, Lockridge Gridal Nauen, P.L.L.P. - handling civil, family, criminal, and probate matters. - Current term expires Jan. ## 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/rachel-c.-sullivan) - [Official roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/06-district/rachel-c.-sullivan) - [Minnesota Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/06-district/rachel-c.-sullivan) - [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) - [Chief Judge Rachel C. Sullivan](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/06-district/rachel-c.-sullivan) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rachel-c-sullivan-chief-judge-sixth-judicial-district-mn", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rachel-c-sullivan-chief-judge-sixth-judicial-district-mn", "name": "Rachel C. Sullivan | KnowJudges", "description": "Rachel C. Sullivan, 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/rachel-c-sullivan-chief-judge-sixth-judicial-district-mn#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rachel-c-sullivan-chief-judge-sixth-judicial-district-mn#judge", "name": "Rachel C. Sullivan", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rachel-c-sullivan-chief-judge-sixth-judicial-district-mn", "jobTitle": "Chief Judge", "worksFor": { "@type": "GovernmentOrganization", "name": "Minnesota Sixth Judicial District Court" }, "sameAs": [ "https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/06-district/rachel-c.-sullivan" ], "alumniOf": [ { "@type": "EducationalOrganization", "name": "Boston University ( Cum Laude)" }, { "@type": "EducationalOrganization", "name": "Mitchell Hamline School of Law ( Magna Cum Laude)" } ] }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "KnowJudges", "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Minnesota", "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/state/minnesota" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Rachel C. Sullivan", "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rachel-c-sullivan-chief-judge-sixth-judicial-district-mn" } ] } ] } ``` ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Remote Hearing Information](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-5920703a4c3a43b48164d80e) — 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/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.