Former Mower County assistant attorney replaces Judge Joseph Wieners

Gov. Mark Dayton appointed a former Mower County assistant county attorney to serve as the new district court judge in the Third Judicial District in Olmsted County.

Kathy M. Wallace will replace Judge Joseph F. Wieners, who retired earlier this year.

“I am pleased to appoint Ms. Kathy Wallace to serve the Third Judicial District as District Court Judge,” Dayton said. “Ms. Wallace’s extensive experience in complex legal matters, her knowledge of the courts, and her exemplary work on behalf of children and families make her uniquely qualified to take on the responsibilities of this important role.”

Wallace previously served as an assistant county attorney in Mower County, where she practiced primarily in adult criminal prosecution and juvenile delinquency. She served the same role in Olmsted. She is currently an attorney with the Criminal Division of the Olmsted County Attorney’s Office, where she supervises a team of attorneys and represents Olmsted County in complex legal matters. Wallace earned her B.A. with honors from Hamline University and her J.D. with honors from the William Mitchell College of Law.

Wallace is also the co-chair of the Mayo Child and Family Advocacy Center Program Operations Committee and a Whitewater Country Coalition member. She lives with her family in Chatfield.

Minnesota’s Third Judicial District consists of Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, and Winona Counties.