# John Rodenberg *American attorney and former judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals* John R. Rodenberg (born June 8, 1956) is an American lawyer and former judge who sat on the [[Minnesota Court of Appeals]] between 2012 and 2020.[^1] Before joining the appellate court, he served as a state district court judge, a post to which he was appointed in 2000.[^1] Two [[governor]]s of [[Minnesota]] made his judicial appointments. [[Jesse Ventura]] named him to the district court in 2000, and [[Mark Dayton]] named him to the Court of Appeals in 2012.[^1] He left the appellate bench on retirement on August 21, 2020.[^1] ## Early life and education Rodenberg is a native of New Ulm, Minnesota, and completed a Bachelor of Arts at St. Olaf College.[^1] He obtained his Juris Doctor at Hamline University and contributed to the *Hamline Law Review* as a law student.[^1] ## Career Rodenberg practiced law privately until 2000, the year Governor Jesse Ventura appointed him to a district court judgeship.[^1] In 2007 the Minnesota Judicial Council chose him as its vice chair by election.[^1] Governor Mark Dayton elevated him to the Court of Appeals in 2012.[^1] Rodenberg retired from that court on August 21, 2020.[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - John R. Rodenberg, born June 8, 1956: attorney and former judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals.[^1] - Education: Bachelor of Arts, St. Olaf College; Juris Doctor, Hamline University, where he wrote for the *Hamline Law Review*.[^1] ### Where - Born in New Ulm, Minnesota.[^1] ### When - 2000: appointed district court judge by Governor Jesse Ventura.[^1] - 2007: elected vice chair of the Minnesota Judicial Council.[^1] - 2012: appointed to the Minnesota Court of Appeals by Governor Mark Dayton.[^1] - August 21, 2020: retired from the Minnesota Court of Appeals.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia, *John Rodenberg* (revid 1343838141, retrieved 2026-10-26) — birth date and place, education, private practice, 2000 district court appointment by Ventura, 2007 Judicial Council vice chair election, 2012 Court of Appeals appointment by Dayton, and retirement on August 21, 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rodenberg