Jon P. Schmidt
Firm Name
Practice Type
- Civil
- Criminal
Primary Circuit
8th Circuit
Full Address
Minnesota Judicial Center
25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Saint Paul, MN 55155
U.S. Supreme Court
Yes
Circuit Admitted To Practice
- 1st Circuit
- 7th Circuit
- 8th Circuit
- 9th Circuit
- 10th Circuit
State Admitted To Practice
- MN
- ND
Phone
(612) 543-4588
Judge on the Minnesota Court of Appeals (2023-present).
Hennepin County Attorney\’s Office (2017-2023) in the criminal appellate division, handling cases before the Minnesota Court of Appeals, Minnesota Supreme Court, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, and Petitions and cases at the United States Supreme Court. Consult and advise the civil attorneys on appeals.
Shareholder at Briggs and Morgan (2005-2017), focusing practice on civil appeals, pro bono criminal appeals, and business litigation (railroads, energy, employment law, insurance).
Clerked at the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals for Senior Judge Myron Bright (2004-2005), which included sitting by designation in the Sixth Circuit and Ninth Circuit.
Clerked at the Minnesota Court of Appeals for Judge Natalie Hudson (2003-2004).
Former chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association Appellate Practice Section. Presented at numerous appellate-related CLEs, including a quarterly webcast appellate CLE. Author / editor of several articles and books, including the Eighth Circuit Appellate Practice Manual. Member of Minnesota County Attorney Association appellate committee.
Degrees
William Mitchell College of Law (St. Paul) - J.D.; University of Minnesota - B.A. in English Literature.
Practice Focus
90% criminal appeals; 10% civil appeals.