John Tunheim's Biography
Contact Information
Office
United States District Court
13 East United States Courthouse
300 South Fourth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Full Name:
John R. Tunheim
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1953
Birth Place:
Thief River Falls, MN
JD, University of Minnesota Law School, 1980
BA, Concordia College, 1975
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Judge, United States District Court, District of Minnesota, 1995-2015, 2022-present
Chief Judge, United States District Court, District of Minnesota, 2015-2022
Assistant, Office of the State Attorney General of Minnesota, 1984-1995
Chief Deputy Attorney General, State Attorney General's Office, 1986-1995
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of Minnesota, December 22, 1995
Nominated by President William J. Clinton, Judge, United States District Court, District of Minnesota, July 10, 1995
Adjunct Professor, University of Minnesota Law School, 1994
Solicitor General, Minnesota State, 1985-1986
Assistant State Attorney General, Manager of Public Affairs Litigation Division, 1984-1985
Lawyer, Private Practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1981-1984
Law Clerk, Honorable Earl Larson, United States District Court, District of Minnesota, 1980-1981
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2021-present
Chair, Assassination Records Review Board, 1994-1995