Diane B. Bratvold

Appointed to the Court of Appeals on Mar. 24, 2016. Elected in 2018. Current term expires Jan. 2025.

Appointed to Hennepin County District Court by Governor Mark Dayton on Sept. 8, 2014. 

J.D., University of Minnesota School of Law

B.A., Macalester College

Shareholder; Briggs and Morgan, P.A.

Volunteer attorney, Advocates for Human Rights

Adjunct professor, University of St. Thomas Law School

Partner; Rider Bennett, L.L.P.

Attorney; Fetterly & Gordon, P.A.

Editor, Minnesota Courtroom Evidence Deskbook (Minnesota CLE)

Director, Minnesota Supreme Court Historical Society

Member, Advisory Committee on Minnesota Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure

Judicial Fellow and Secretary, American Academy of Appellate Lawyers

Co-author, Art of Advocacy: Appeals (Lexis Nexis)

Author, The Appellate Process, Minnesota Practice: Methods of Practice

Director and treasurer, Advocates for Human Rights

Mentor, University of St. Thomas Law School

Trustee, Zion Foundation Board, Zion Lutheran Church

Member, South Sudan Committee, Zion Lutheran Church

Civil / Criminal, 3/2/15 - 2/22/16

Criminal, 9/14 - 2/2015