ST. PAUL, MN - Governor Tim Walz today announced the appointment of Victoria Elsmore as District Court Judge in Minnesota’s Second Judicial District. Elsmore will replace the late Honorable Patrick C. Diamond and will be chambered in St. Paul in Ramsey County.

“Victoria Elsmore will be a familiar face and a welcome addition to an already dynamic bench,” said Governor Walz. “She is filling the seat of the late Judge Patrick Diamond, someone who left a lasting legacy on this court and community. Victoria will work every day to instill confidence in our justice system through humility and appreciation for all those who come before it.”

Minnesota’s Second Judicial District encompasses Ramsey County.

Victoria Elsmore is a district court referee in the family division of the Second Judicial District, presiding over dissolution, custody, support, domestic abuse, and harassment matters. She was previously a partner at Collins, Buckley, Sauntry & Haugh, PLLP, where she practiced family law. Elsmore’s community involvement includes serving as a trustee on the Board of Trustees for Mitchell Hamline School of Law, an adjunct professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, and the immediate past president of the Ramsey County Bar Association. She earned her B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and her J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law.

For more information about the judicial selection process, please visit the Governor’s Judicial Appointments webpage.