John E. DeSanto

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John E. DeSanto

Prior offices

Minnesota 6th District Court

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1968

Law

University of Minnesota Law School, 1973

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John E. DeSanto was a Sixth Judicial District judge for St. Louis County, Minnesota. He was appointed to this position on February 19, 2009, by Governor Tim Pawlenty. He retired on September 16, 2015.

Education

DeSanto received his B.A. from the University of Minnesota at Duluth in 1968 and his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1973.

Career

DeSanto began his legal career in 1973 as an assistant St. Louis County attorney. He worked in this capacity until March of 2008, serving as the chief prosecutor in charge of the criminal division from 1976 to 2007. He then worked for a brief time from March of 2008 to July of 2009 as a private practice lawyer in Duluth, Minn.

2010 election

See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2010

DeSanto was re-elected after running unopposed.

See also

• Courts in Minnesota
• Minnesota District Courts
• St. Louis County, Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Sixth Judicial District Judge Profile John E. DeSanto

Footnotes

Minnesota courts

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Federal courts:

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Minnesota • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Minnesota

State courts:

Minnesota Supreme Court • Minnesota Court of Appeals • Minnesota District Courts • Minnesota Problem-Solving Courts • Minnesota Tax Court • Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals

State resources:

Courts in Minnesota • Minnesota judicial elections • Judicial selection in Minnesota