Judge Ann D. Montgomery

Judge Montgomery was nominated to be a United States District Judge in November of 1995. Her nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 2, 1996. She began her duties as a District Court Judge on August 6, 1996.

Ann Montgomery had previously been appointed to the position of Magistrate Judge by the Federal District Judges of the District of Minnesota in 1994. Judge Montgomery served on the Hennepin County State District Court bench from 1983 to 1994. She received her undergraduate degree from Kansas University and her law degree from the University of Minnesota. She served as a law clerk to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and was an Assistant United States Attorney in Minnesota from 1976 - 1983.

She is a past President of the Federal Bar Association of Minnesota and a co-author with Judge Myron Bright and Professor Ronald Carlson of the Minnesota edition of Objections At Trial. Judge Montgomery was a member of the United States Delegation to the 2001 Conference on the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction in the Netherlands. She is the recipient of the Minnesota Women Lawyers 2000 Myra Bradwell Award, the American Board of Trial Advocates 1996 Trial Judge of the Year Award, the Hennepin County Bar Association 1993 Professionalism Award, and the 2006 Rosalie Wahl Award of Judicial Excellence. She is a past President of the 8th Circuit District Judges Association and a current member of the Judicial Resources Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States, and the 8th Circuit Jury Instruction Committee.

Judge Montgomery's Chambers Information:

Courtroom: 13 West

Judicial Assistant:
Tammy Uber
(612) 664-5090
email: tamara_uber@mnd.uscourts.gov

Law Clerk:
Faris Rashid
(612) 664-5092
email: faris_rashid@mnd.uscourts.gov

Law Clerk:
John Zwier
(612) 664-5091
email: john_zwier@mnd.uscourts.gov

Law Clerk:
Katie Kimlinger
(612) 664-5095
email: katie_kimlinger@mnd.uscourts.gov

Courtroom Deputy:
Gertie Simon
(612) 664-5093
email: gertie_simon@mnd.uscourts.gov

Court Reporter:
Tim Willette
(612) 664-5108
email: tim_willette@mnd.uscourts.gov

Chambers:
United States District Court
U.S. Courthouse, Suite 13W
300 South Fourth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55415 
Chambers Email: montgomery_chambers@mnd.uscourts.gov

Court Reporter:
U.S. Courthouse, Suite 1005
300 South Fourth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55415