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Veena Iyer

Veena Iyer

Nonpartisan · Minnesota · 2026

On the November 3 ballot for Judge, Minnesota 2nd Judicial District Court, Seat 24, Minnesota

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Judge, Minnesota 2nd Judicial District Court, Seat 24
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Biography

Veena Iyer is a Ramsey County District Court judge appointed by Governor Tim Walz, currently assigned to the criminal division handling felony cases, per her campaign website. She began her legal career as a legal aid attorney in Chicago, later practiced employment law and served as executive director of a legal assistance organization for new Americans, per the same source. She serves on the boards of the Ramsey County Law Library and Augsburg University, per her website.

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Judge, Minnesota 2nd Judicial District Court, Seat 24Minnesota · 2026Ramsey County sample ballot

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