--- title: "Tricia B. Zimmer | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tricia-b-zimmer-judge-fifth-judicial-district-mn" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # Tricia B. Zimmer Minnesota Fifth Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Minnesota Fifth 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 - Tricia Barbara Zimmer was a judge of Minnesota’s 5th Judicial District Court in Lyon County, appointed by former Governor Mark Dayton on September 14, 2018 to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Leland O. Bush - Past Employment: Judicial law clerk, Fifth Judicial District - Past Employment: Attorney/consultant, Petersen Law Office - Past Employment: Assistant Lyon County Attorney - Past Employment: Adjunct professor, Southwest Minnesota State University ### Education - B.A. and M.P.A. from the University of South Dakota - University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law — J.D. ### Additional information - On June 27, 2026, Judge Zimmer died at age 54 after a battle with cancer. - Elected in 2020. - Admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1999 and later taught as an adjunct professor at Southwest Minnesota State University - Appointed/Elected: Appointed by Governor Mark Dayton on Sept. - Current term expires Jan. - She was also a founding member of Lyon County’s drug treatment court and served on the Marshall Police Advisory Board ## 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/05-district/tricia-b.-zimmer) - [Official roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/05-district/tricia-b.-zimmer) - [Minnesota Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/05-district/tricia-b.-zimmer) - [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 Tricia B. Zimmer](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/05-district/tricia-b.-zimmer) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tricia-b-zimmer-judge-fifth-judicial-district-mn", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tricia-b-zimmer-judge-fifth-judicial-district-mn", "name": "Tricia B. Zimmer | KnowJudges", "description": "Tricia B. Zimmer, Minnesota Fifth 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/tricia-b-zimmer-judge-fifth-judicial-district-mn#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tricia-b-zimmer-judge-fifth-judicial-district-mn#judge", "name": "Tricia B. 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[Official source](https://mncourts.gov/find-courts/hennepin/going-to-court/security-weapons-screening). Collected 2026-07-26.