Rex D. Stacey at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Court of Appeals of Minnesota
- Jurisdiction
- Minnesota · State
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- Active
Rex D. Stacey
Judge · Minnesota Court of Appeals
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Court of Appeals of Minnesota, 1996-present
- Judge of Minnesota’s 1st Judicial District Court, serving from 1996 until his retirement in 2021
- Pre-judicial work: Private practice in family law (1982–1996) and earlier as a judge in Dakota County (1983)
- Also featured in news reports about Scott County’s drug court and local justice issues
- His career included significant assignments in drug court and community justice, but also public disciplinary actions for conduct that the Board found to have impaired judicial integrity
Education
- William Mitchell College of Law in — J.D. (1982)
- St. Cloud State University in — B.S. (1976)
Additional information
- Rex D. Stacey was a long-serving Minnesota district judge with a background in law, family law practice, and judicial leadership.
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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Sources
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Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Minnesota Court of Appeals current judicial profile
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