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Jerry Wayne Blackwell

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota · 2022

Jerry Wayne Blackwell, Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. The Senate voted 51–43 on the nomination on Dec 7, 2022 (Nomination Confirmed).

Senate votes
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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota
    117th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    51–43 · Dec 7, 2022

Education

  • University of North CarolinaB.A., 1984
  • University of North Carolina School of LawJ.D., 1987

Career

Private practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1987-2022

Biography

Jerry Wayne Blackwell (born 1962) is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. Before becoming a judge, he was one of the prosecutors in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.

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