--- title: "Terri D. Yellowhammer | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/terri-d-yellowhammer-judge-fourth-judicial-district-mn" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # Terri D. Yellowhammer Minnesota Fourth Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Minnesota Fourth 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 - Terri D. Yellowhammer is a judge of Minnesota’s Fourth Judicial District, appointed in 2020 and re‐elected in 2022, with a career rooted in Native American legal advocacy and tribal court service - Employment: Indian Child Welfare Law Center, Staff Attorney, 2014 – 2017 - Employment: White Earth Tribal Court, Appellate Judge, 2012 – 2014 - Employment: White Earth Tribal Court, Judge, 2007 – 2011 - Judge in Hennepin County’s Fourth Judicial District Court, the largest trial court in Minnesota - She has also worked to indigenize Minnesota’s largest courtroom, introducing tribal flags, Native art, and traditional practices into Hennepin County Juvenile Justice Center proceedings to make the space more welcoming for Native families ### Education - University of Minnesota Law School — J.D. (1995) - College of St. Catherine — B.A. (1985) ### Additional information - Appointed/Elected: Current term expires December 31, 2028. - Appointed by Governor Tim Walz on October 2, 2020 to replace retiring Judge Fred Karasov, and elected to a full term on November 8, 2022. - Appointed/Elected: Appointed November 16, 2020, by Governor Tim Walz. - Employment: Hennepin County, American Indian Community Relations Development Manager, 2018 – 2020 - In 2007, she received the Minnesota Department of Human Services Achievement Award for her work on the Tribal/State Agreement on Indian Child Welfare ## 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/04-district/terri-d.-yellowhammer) - [Official roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/04-district/terri-d.-yellowhammer) - [Minnesota Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/04-district/terri-d.-yellowhammer) - [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 Terri D. Yellowhammer](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/04-district/terri-d.-yellowhammer) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/terri-d-yellowhammer-judge-fourth-judicial-district-mn", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/terri-d-yellowhammer-judge-fourth-judicial-district-mn", "name": "Terri D. Yellowhammer | KnowJudges", "description": "Terri D. Yellowhammer, Minnesota Fourth 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/terri-d-yellowhammer-judge-fourth-judicial-district-mn#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/terri-d-yellowhammer-judge-fourth-judicial-district-mn#judge", "name": "Terri D. 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[Official source](https://mncourts.gov/find-courts/hennepin/going-to-court/security-weapons-screening). Collected 2026-07-26.