ST. PAUL, MN – Today, Governor Mark Dayton announced the appointment of Christa M. Daily as District Court Judge in Minnesota’s Third Judicial District. By order of the Minnesota Supreme Court, a vacant referee position in the Second Judicial District was transferred to the Third Judicial District, and converted into a district court judgeship. Ms. Daily is replacing Referee JoAnne Yanish, and will be chambered at Austin in Mower County.
“I am pleased to appoint Christa M. Daily to serve as District Court Judge in Minnesota’s Third Judicial District,” said Governor Dayton. “Throughout her career as a public defender, Assistant County Attorney, and in private practice, Ms. Daily has consistently demonstrated her commitment to justice and public service. She will be an excellent judge.”
Ms. Daily is an Assistant Third District Public Defender, where she primarily handles felonies and gross misdemeanors. Previously, she was an Assistant Mower County Attorney, an associate at Adams, Rizzi & Sween, P.A., and an Assistant Stearns County Attorney. Ms. Daily earned her B.A. from St. Olaf College and her J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law.
Ms. Daily volunteers at Mower County Seniors, Inc., Mower County Habitat for Humanity, and previously volunteered as a Minnesota State High School mock trial coach. She is also the past President of the Mower County Law Library and a member of Women Attorneys of Rochester.
Minnesota’s Third Judicial District consists of Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, and Winona Counties.
