--- title: "Veena Iyer | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/veena-iyer-judge-second-judicial-district-mn" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # Veena Iyer Minnesota Second Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Minnesota Second 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 - Past Employment: Law clerk,Honorable Matthew Kennelly, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois - Past Employment: Executive director, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota - Past Employment: Law clerk, Honorable Susan Burke, Fourth Judicial District - Past Employment: Law clerk, Honorable Natalie Hudson, Minnesota Court of Appeals - Past Employment: Equal Justice Works fellow, Legal Aid Chicago ### Education - University of Chicago — B.A. - Harvard Law School — J.D. ### Additional information - Ramsey County District Court judge appointed by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz in July 2024, serving in the Second Judicial District until January 2027, and currently handling felony cases in the criminal division - Appointed/Elected: Appointed on July 15, 2024, by Governor Tim Walz. - Appointed on July 15, 2024 to replace Hon. JaPaul J. Harris. - Past Employment: Shareholder, Nilan Johnson Lewis - Current term expires Jan. - Before joining the bench, Iyer was Executive Director of the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, where she led legal services for immigrant and refugee families. - She also has a background in employment law and legal aid work - Iyer serves on the Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association and Minnesota Women Lawyers Board of Regents, and is on the Board of Regents of Augsburg University and the Community Advisory Board of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank ## 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/02-district/veena-iyer) - [Official roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/02-district/veena-iyer) - [Minnesota Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/02-district/veena-iyer) - [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 Veena Iyer](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/02-district/veena-iyer) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/veena-iyer-judge-second-judicial-district-mn", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/veena-iyer-judge-second-judicial-district-mn", "name": "Veena Iyer | KnowJudges", "description": "Veena Iyer, Minnesota Second Judicial District Court. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://mncourts.gov/remote-hearings). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Security & Weapons Screening - Going to Court](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c45898f557aa190822c0bdd8) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://mncourts.gov/find-courts/hennepin/going-to-court/security-weapons-screening). Collected 2026-07-26.