District of Minnesota / Appointed 2024 / Active
Laura Margarete Provinzino
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Appointed by President Joseph R. Biden in 2024 and confirmed by the Senate 54–41, Laura Margarete Provinzino is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. She earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 2003. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1975 · age 51
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden, 2024
- Confirmed
- 54–41
- Education
- Lewis and Clark College 1998 · Yale Law School 2003
- Succeeded
- Wilhelmina Marie Wright
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | District of Minnesota succeeded Wilhelmina Marie Wright | Biden (D) | 54–41 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 54–41 on September 12, 2024 · 118th Congress, Roll Call 238. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 54
46 D, 4 R, 4 I
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Laphonza Butler(D-CA)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Ben Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Catherine Cortez Masto(D-NV)
- Kevin Cramer(R-ND)
- Tammy Duckworth(D-IL)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- John Fetterman(D-PA)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Maggie Hassan(D-NH)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- George Helmy(D-NJ)
- John Hickenlooper(D-CO)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- Mark Kelly(D-AZ)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Ben Lujan(D-NM)
- Joseph Manchin(I-WV)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Jon Ossoff(D-GA)
- Alex Padilla(D-CA)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Kyrsten Sinema(I-AZ)
- Tina Smith(D-MN)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- Chris Van Hollen(D-MD)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Raphael Warnock(D-GA)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
- Peter Welch(D-VT)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Voted against · 41
41 R
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Marsha Blackburn(R-TN)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Mike Braun(R-IN)
- Katie Britt(R-AL)
- Ted Budd(R-NC)
- Shelley Capito(R-WV)
- Bill Cassidy(R-LA)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Bill Hagerty(R-TN)
- Josh Hawley(R-MO)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith(R-MS)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Cynthia Lummis(R-WY)
- Roger Marshall(R-KS)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Markwayne Mullin(R-OK)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- Pete Ricketts(R-NE)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Mitt Romney(R-UT)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Eric Schmitt(R-MO)
- Rick Scott(R-FL)
- Tim Scott(R-SC)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
- Tommy Tuberville(R-AL)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Todd Young(R-IN)
Did not vote · 5
1 D, 4 R
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- John Kennedy(R-LA)
- Jacklyn Rosen(D-NV)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- J. Vance(R-OH)
Education
| Lewis and Clark College | B.A. | 1998 |
| University of Oxford, Balliol College | B.A. | 2000 |
| Yale Law School | J.D. | 2003 |
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| Law clerk, Hon. Diana E. Murphy, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | 2003-2004 |
| Wellstone Legal Fellow, The Advocates for Human Rights, Minneapolis, Minnesota | 2004-2006 |
| Private practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota | 2006-2010 |
| Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Minnesota | 2010-2024 |
| Project Safe Childhood Coordinator | 2012-2014 |
| Human Trafficking Coordinator | 2014-2018 |
| Deputy chief, Major Crimes | 2018-2022 |
| Deputy chief, Violent and Major Crimes | 2022-2023 |
| Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons AUSA | 2023-2024 |
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Laura Margarete Provinzino?
- President Joseph R. Biden appointed Laura Margarete Provinzino to the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota in 2024.
- Was Laura Margarete Provinzino appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Laura Margarete Provinzino was appointed by President Joseph R. Biden, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Laura Margarete Provinzino's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Laura Margarete Provinzino 54–41 on September 12, 2024.
- Which court is Laura Margarete Provinzino on?
- Laura Margarete Provinzino 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 Senate Judiciary Committee (CC0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2024)
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2 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).