Joan N. Ericksen
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by the Senate 99–0, Joan N. Ericksen is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. She earned a law degree from University of Minnesota Law School in 1981. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1954 · age 72
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2002
- Confirmed
- 99–0
- Education
- St. Olaf College 1977 · University of Minnesota Law School 1981
- Succeeded
- Paul Arthur Magnuson
- Succeeded by
- Katherine Marie Menendez
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | District of Minnesota succeeded Paul Arthur Magnuson | G.W. Bush (R) | 99–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
The senator-by-senator roll call for this vote hasn’t been ingested yet.
Education
| St. Olaf College | B.A. | 1977 |
| University of Minnesota Law School | J.D. | 1981 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Ericksen was assigned 14,167 district-court cases (1996–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 418 days across 10,203 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 413 of Ericksen’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 365 were affirmed, 23 reversed or vacated, and 25 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Ericksen authored 56 published opinions for the court (2002–2011). Most cited: Russo v. NCS Pearson, Inc. (38 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Russo v. NCS Pearson, Inc. | 462 F. Supp. 2d 981 | 38 |
| 2008 | Baker v. Allstate Financial Services, Inc. | 554 F. Supp. 2d 945 | 20 |
| 2011 | Select Comfort Corp. v. Sleep Better Store, LLC | 796 F. Supp. 2d 981 | 17 |
| 2007 | Microsoft Corp. v. Ion Technologies Corp. | 484 F. Supp. 2d 955 | 14 |
| 2010 | American Medical Systems, Inc. v. Laser Peripherals, LLC | 712 F. Supp. 2d 885 | 9 |
| 2009 | Semler v. Klang | 603 F. Supp. 2d 1211 | 9 |
| 2008 | Kettner v. Compass Group USA, Inc. | 570 F. Supp. 2d 1121 | 9 |
| 2007 | Munoz v. PIPESTONE FINANCIAL, LLC | 513 F. Supp. 2d 1076 | 8 |
| 2011 | Zortman v. J.C. Christensen & Associates, Inc. | 819 F. Supp. 2d 874 | 7 |
| 2011 | Myrlie v. Countrywide Bank | 775 F. Supp. 2d 1100 | 7 |
| 2011 | Allstate Insurance Company v. LINEA LATINA DE ACCIDENTES, INC. | 781 F. Supp. 2d 837 | 7 |
| 2010 | American Ass'n for Justice v. American Trial Lawyers Ass'n | 698 F. Supp. 2d 1129 | 7 |
| 2008 | Steinhauser v. City of St. Paul | 595 F. Supp. 2d 987 | 7 |
| 2007 | Superior Edge, Inc. v. Maricopa County Community College District | 509 F. Supp. 2d 786 | 7 |
| 2008 | Uland v. City of Winsted | 570 F. Supp. 2d 1114 | 6 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 56 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Joan N. Ericksen?
- President George W. Bush appointed Joan N. Ericksen to the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota in 2002.
- Was Joan N. Ericksen appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Joan N. Ericksen was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Joan N. Ericksen's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Joan N. Ericksen 99–0 on April 25, 2002.
- Which court is Joan N. Ericksen on?
- Joan N. Ericksen is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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24 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).