TC_MN: Did you happen to be able to look at Yamah ---- I wonder what the heck she thinks about her husband !!!!
This judge - WOW - what a busy person --- she seems like the sort of person who's one of those, "If you need something done, ask someone busy" sorts !! My impression is that this is one fine judge !! IMO: I bet PC is going to be quite ticked-off by the judge --- kinda like Jodi Arias got fixated with hostility & 'negative emotion' on Juan Martinez (and her own attorney, Nurmi!!) !!
Judge Profile:
Judge Tanya M. Bransford
Hennepin County
Hennepin County Courthouse
Phone: (612)348-2040
Chambers Phone: 612-348-3778
Chambers Email: Email Chambers Staff
Appointed/Elected:
Appointed in 1994
Elected in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014.
Her current term expires in January 2021.
Awards
Hennepin County Administrator's Award, Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI), 2012
Hennepin County Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation, Champions of Change Award, 2010
Annie E. Casey Foundation Award, 2009
North St. Paul High School, Distinguished Alumni, 2005
Hamline University School of Law, Outstanding Alumni Award, 2000
Hennepin County Star Performer Award, 1998
Minnesota Minority Lawyer's Association, Service to the MMLA Award, 1994
Education:
J.D., Hamline University School of Law, 1983
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College, 1980
Employment:
Referee, Hennepin County District Court, Juvenile Division, 1990
Workers’ Compensation Judge, Office of Administrative Hearings, 1987
Associate Attorney, Spicer, Watson & Carp law firm, 1983
Professional Memberships:
Committee for Equality and Justice, Co-Chair and Founding Member, 2011-present
Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, Hennepin County, Co-Chair 2005-2010, Member, 2010-present
University of Minnesota, Judicial Skills Program, 2001-present
National Consortium of Racial and Ethnic Bias Task Force, Board of Directors, 2011-present
Minnesota Supreme Court Racial Fairness Committee, Vice Chair 2006-2011, Member 1993-2006
Minnesota Supreme Court Juvenile Delinquency Rules Committee, 2008-2010
Minnesota Supreme Court Committee on the Rules on Judicial Standards, 2007-2008
Minnesota Supreme Court Continuing Legal Education Board, 2000-2006
Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Task Force on the Guardian Ad Litem System, 1995-1996
Minnesota State Bar Association, 1983-present, Civil Litigation Section Council, 2010-present
American Bar Association, 2011-present
National Bar Association, 1994-present
Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers, 1995-present
Minnesota Black Women Lawyers Network, 2001-present
Hennepin County Bar Association, 1983-present
Equal Justice Committee - Fourth Judicial District, 1995-present, Co-Chair 1995-2009
Fourth Judicial District Executive Committee, 2004-2008
Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee, 2004-2008
Hennepin County Board/Bench Joint Committee on Community Corrections, 2004-2008
Hamline University School of Law - Board of Advisors, 1999-2005
Minnesota Judicial College - Juvenile Law Faculty, 1994-2002
National Association of Women Judges, 1987-2008
Minnesota Women Lawyers, 1990-2005
Minnesota Minority Lawyers Association, 1982-1998
National Conference of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 1990-2000
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, 1991-1993
Additional Information
Biography
Tanya M. Bransford has served as a District Court Judge in Hennepin County District Court since 1994. She currently manages a block of 175 civil, felony drug and property cases and has worked as the presiding Juvenile Court Judge. Prior to her appointment, Judge Bransford was a District Court Referee for Hennepin County’s Juvenile Division, and also served as a Workers’ Compensation Judge with the Office of Administrative Hearings. Judge Bransford is the co-chair and founding member of the Supreme Court’s Committee for Equality and Justice and is also a founding member of Youthprise.
Assignment History
Criminal, 1/2014-Present
Civil & Criminal, 2009-2013
Juvenile, 7/2003-2009
Civil & Criminal, 1/2000-6/2003
Criminal, 5/1998-12/1999
Civil & Criminal, 5/1997-4/1998
Criminal, 1/1997-4/1997
Juvenile, 6/1995-12/1996
Criminal, 7/1994-5/1995
Judicial Activities
Lead Judge - Brookdale Team, 2010-2011
Presiding Judge, Juvenile Division, Spring 2006-Oct. 2008
Co-Chair of the Hennepin County Equal Justice Committee, 1995-2009
Community Activities
Youthprise, Founding Board Member (an organization designed to accelerate youth leadership beyond the classroom), 2010-present
Jack and Jill of America, Minneapolis Chapter, 2000-present
Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, 2005-present
Osumare Book Club, 1991-present
Former Community Involvement
Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board
The Links, Incorporated, Minneapolis-St. Paul Chapter
The St. Paul Foundation
Minneapolis YWCA
Action for Children
Institute of Black Chemical Abuse
Augburg College
Stairstep Foundation
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Rance Majestic Choir