Hon. Darci J. Bentz

Darci Bentz is a judge of the Fifth Judicial District in Minnesota, appointed by Governor Mark Dayton on August 26, 2014, and re-elected unopposed in 2016. She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota and a J.D. from Hamline University School of Law. Prior to her judicial appointment, Bentz served as an assistant public defender and managing attorney at the Fifth Judicial District Public Defender’s Office, and she also practiced privately with the firm Scott, Nielsen & Bentz. Her career has focused on public defense and criminal law, and she has been recognized for her service by her appointment to fill a judicial vacancy and her successful re-election.