Judge Kevin J. Mueller: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

Hon. Kevin J. Mueller is a judge for the 10th Judicial District Court of Minnesota in Anoka County. He was appointed to the bench by Governor Tim Walz in 2022, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. Thomas M. Fitzpatrick (Ret.).

The 10th Judicial District includes Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Pine, Sherburne, Washington, and Wright Counties.

Prior to his appointment, Mueller was chief of the Criminal Division with the Washington County Attorney’s Office. He first joined the office as an assistant county attorney in the Juvenile and Criminal Divisions in 2013 and went on to serve as assistant chief of the Criminal Division.

Before relocating to Minnesota, Mueller worked in Chicago as an assistant state’s attorney for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office and was in private practice as an associate at Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLP.

He received a bachelor’s degree from Miami University of Ohio. Mueller went on to complete a J.D. at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.

He began his legal career as a law clerk to the Hon. Mark Rindner with the Alaska Superior Court in the Third Judicial District of Anchorage.

His older brother, Brian, is chief of police in Stillwater, and his brother, Scott, serves as the deputy superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.