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Kristien R. E. Butler

Assistant Chief Administrative Law Judge

Judge Butler's Legal Assistants, Nichole Sletten, Michelle Gedicke, and Majeste Phillip, may be reached at (651) 361-7857, (651) 361-7874, and (651) 361-7853, or via email at nichole.sletten@state.mn.usmichelle.gedicke@state.mn.us, and majeste.phillip@state.mn.us.

Judge Butler has been an Assistant Chief Administrative Law Judge since 2022.

PHYSICAL ADDRESS
600 North Robert Street
St. Paul, MN 55101

MAILING ADDRESS
PO Box 64620
St. Paul, MN 55164-0620

EDUCATION
J.D., William Mitchell College of Law
B.A., Saint John's University

EMPLOYMENT
Saint Paul Department of Human Rights & Equal Economic Opportunity, Director 
Saint Paul Department of Human Rights & Equal Economic Opportunity, Deputy Director of Human Rights & Labor Standards 
Office of the Hennepin County Public Defender, Assistant Public Defender
Minneapolis Public Schools - Office of Equity & Diversity, Associate
Dakota County Attorney's Office - Criminal Division, Certified Student Attorney
C. F. Butler & Associates, Legal Aide

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Current

Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers, former Board Member; Law School Pathways, Faculty Member
Minnesota Volunteer Lawyers Network, Board Member
Minnesota Lavender Bar Association, former Board Member
Minnesota Women Lawyers Association
Minnesota State Bar Association - Administrative Law Section, Council Vice Chair
National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
Ramsey County Bar Association

Past
Hennepin County Bar Association
Minnesota Judicial Branch - Committee for Equality & Justice (Founding Member)

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