Jan. 14, 2025
Bruce Peterson, Esq.
University of Minnesota Law School https://law.umn.edu/profiles/bruce-peterson
About The Lecturer
Bruce Peterson was a District Court Judge from 1999 until his retirement in May, 2019, sitting in Hennepin County, Minnesota, which includes Minneapolis and its suburbs. From 2006 to 2008 he was the presiding judge of Hennepin County Family Court. From 2008 to 2013 he initiated and presided over Co-Parent Court, offering supportive co-parenting services to low income, unmarried parents establishing paternity. From 2013 to 2016 he presided over the Hennepin County Drug Court and specialized calendars for people who are homeless and women charged with prostitution.
Judge Peterson was a 1972 graduate of Cornell University, a 1978 graduate of Yale Law School, a special assistant in the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, and a partner in the Minneapolis law firm of Popham, Haik, Schnobrich and Kaufman. He was the 2013 recipient of the Hennepin County Bar Association Professionalism Award and many other recognitions. He has been an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota Law School since 2003. He has written and spoken widely on issues of law and public policy.
Practice Area(s)
Criminal Law
Education
Cornell University, B.A.
Yale Law School, J.D.
