--- title: "Thomas R. Lehmann | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-r-lehmann-judge-tenth-judicial-district-mn" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # Thomas R. Lehmann Minnesota Tenth Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Minnesota Tenth 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 - Thomas R. Lehmann is a judge of Minnesota’s 10th Judicial District Court, serving since 2018 and re‐elected in 2020, with a term expiring January 2027 - Employment: Judge, Anoka County District Court, 2018 to present - Owner & Partner, Lehmann & Lutter (1997–2012) - Employment: Associate Attorney, LeVander, Gillen & Miller - Employment: Shareholder, Eckberg Lammers P.C - Employment: Judicial law clerk to the Honorable J.B. Gunderson - Employment: Judicial law clerk to the Honorable Thomas J. Kalitowski - Employment: Owner and Partner Attorney, Lehmann & Lutter - Employment: Associate Attorney, O’Neil, Burke, O’Neil, Leonard & O’Brien ### Education - Concordia College — B.A. - William Mitchell College of Law — J.D. ### Additional information - He was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton in July 2018 to fill a vacancy and re‐elected in 2020. - Appointed/Elected: Appointed July 2, 2018, by Governor Mark Dayton. - Current term expires Jan. - Lehmann presides over cases in the 10th Judicial District, which includes Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Pine, Sherburne, Washington, and Wright Counties. - Lehmann is active in the Minnesota State Bar Association, Minnesota Association for Justice, and multiple county bar associations, as well as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America - He has held the role of Pro Bono Attorney for Dakota County Legal Aid and Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, chaired the Stillwater Area Schools board, and volunteered as a coach for the St. Croix Valley Athletic Association. - He also taught Business Law at Inver Hills Community College ## 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/10-district/thomas-r.-lehmann) - [Official roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/10-district/thomas-r.-lehmann) - [Minnesota Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/10-district/thomas-r.-lehmann) - [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 Thomas R. Lehmann](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/10-district/thomas-r.-lehmann) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-r-lehmann-judge-tenth-judicial-district-mn", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-r-lehmann-judge-tenth-judicial-district-mn", "name": "Thomas R. Lehmann | KnowJudges", "description": "Thomas R. Lehmann, Minnesota Tenth 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/thomas-r-lehmann-judge-tenth-judicial-district-mn#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-r-lehmann-judge-tenth-judicial-district-mn#judge", "name": "Thomas R. 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[Official source](https://mncourts.gov/find-courts/hennepin/going-to-court/security-weapons-screening). Collected 2026-07-26.