--- title: "Rebekka Stumme | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rebekka-stumme-judge-sixth-judicial-district-mn" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # Rebekka Stumme 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 - Rebekka L. Stumme is a judge of Minnesota’s Sixth Judicial District Court, appointed in 2019 and re‐elected in 2020, serving until January 2027 - Past Employment: Assistant County Attorney, St. Louis County Attorney’s Office - Past Employment: Judicial law clerk, Judge Mark Munger - Past Employment: Assistant Public Defender, Sixth Judicial District ### Education - University of Minnesota – Duluth — B.A. - Mitchell Hamline College of Law — J.D. ### Additional information - Appointed/Elected: Appointed May, 31, 2019, by Governor Tim Walz. - Appointed by Governor Tim Walz on May 31, 2019 to fill a vacancy created by Judge Mark A. Munger’s resignation. - Past Employment: Civil litigation attorney, Halverson, Watters, Downs, Reyelts and Bateman, Ltd. - Current term expires Jan. - In her own words, Stumme values the opportunity to “help people” and has drawn on her experience as both a prosecutor and public defender to approach cases with a fair, balanced perspective. - Judge Stumme presides over cases in the Sixth Judicial District, which includes Carlton, Cook, Lake, and St. Louis counties. - She also served in Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) courts, including presiding over two ICWA dockets, and has been recognized for her work in Native family justice - Judge Stumme has been President of the First Witness Child Abuse Resource Center Board and Chair of the Education Committee at Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ. ## 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/rebekka-stumme) - [Official roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/06-district/rebekka-stumme) - [Minnesota Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/06-district/rebekka-stumme) - [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 Rebekka Stumme](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/06-district/rebekka-stumme) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rebekka-stumme-judge-sixth-judicial-district-mn", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rebekka-stumme-judge-sixth-judicial-district-mn", "name": "Rebekka Stumme | KnowJudges", "description": "Rebekka Stumme, 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.