--- title: "Steven B. Hanke | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/steven-b-hanke-judge-sixth-judicial-district-mn" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # Steven B. Hanke 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 - Selected as the lone District Court Judge for Minnesota’s Sixth Judicial District on October 19, 2023, and officially sworn in on February 2, 2024, at the Lake County Courthouse in Two Harbors - Employment: Law Library Attorney - Employment: Olmsted County Attorney’s Office, Rochester, Minnesota - Employment: City of Duluth Attorney’s Office, Minnesota - worked at Dunlap and Seeger P.A. in Rochester and the Olmsted County Attorney’s Office - Employment: Adjunct Professor, Human Behavior, Justice, and Diversity Department - He has coordinated continuing legal education programs and held the role of an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin – Superior in the Human Behavior, Justice, and Diversity Department ### Education - University of Minnesota Law School — J.D. (2006) - University of North Dakota, International Studies, Spanish and Airport Management, summa cum laude, 2003 - Institute of Latin American Studies - University of Wisconsin–Superior, studies ### Additional information - Current term expires January 4, 2027 - Appointed/Elected: Appointed December 4, 2023, by Governor Tim Walz - Employment: Interim City Attorney - Employment: Assistant City Attorney - Employment: Deputy City Attorney - Deeply involved in community service - Hanke has also contributed to restorative justice initiatives, including treatment courts for individuals with substance-abuse-related offenses, emphasizing rehabilitation over incarceration - La Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, studies - Employment: University of Wisconsin, Superior - He volunteers with organizations such as the Damiano Center, Duluth Area Family YMCA, and Minnesota State Bar Association - City Attorney, Duluth, Minnesota; prosecuted criminal cases, litigated civil matters, negotiated collective bargaining agreements and established the city’s affirmative action program ## 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/steven-b.-hanke) - [Official roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/06-district/steven-b.-hanke) - [Minnesota Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/06-district/steven-b.-hanke) - [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 Steven Hanke](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/06-district/steven-b.-hanke) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/steven-b-hanke-judge-sixth-judicial-district-mn", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/steven-b-hanke-judge-sixth-judicial-district-mn", "name": "Steven B. 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[Official source](https://mncourts.gov/find-courts/hennepin/going-to-court/security-weapons-screening). Collected 2026-07-26.