Hon. Shawn M. Moynihan

Shawn M. Moynihan is a First Judicial District judge for Dakota County, Minnesota. He was appointed to the bench on April 24, 2007 by Governor Tim Pawlenty and was elected to a full term in 2008, with a subsequent re-election in 2014 for a term expiring in 2020. Prior to his judicial service, Moynihan began his legal career in 1982 as an associate attorney at Hertogs, Fluegel, Sieben, Polk, Jones & Laverdiere, where he worked until 1992. He then became a partner at Fluegel & Moynihan, a firm he led until his appointment to the bench. During his private practice, he also served in public roles as the city attorney for Hastings and the city prosecutor for Rosemount. Moynihan earned a B.A. from the University of Minnesota in 1977 and a J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law in 1982.