Publications and Reports

Annual Reports of the Minnesota Judicial Branch

• 2023 (PDF, 24 MB)
• 2022 (PDF, 3.2 MB)
• 2021 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• 2020 (PDF, 4.8 MB)
• 2019 (PDF, 6.1MB)
• 2018 (PDF, 3.6MB)
• 2017 (PDF, 3.6MB)
• 2016 (PDF, 15 MB)
• 2015 (PDF, 13.2 MB)
• 2014 (PDF, 3.63 MB)
• 2013 (PDF, 19 MB)
• 2012 (PDF, 16.7 MB)
• 2011 (PDF, 20.16 MB)
• 2010 (PDF, 6.93 MB)
• 2009 (PDF, 24.1 MB)
• 2008 (PDF, 22.5 MB)
• 2007 (PDF, 1.41 MB)
• 2006 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• 2005 (PDF)
• 2004 (PDF)
• 2003 (PDF)
• 2001-2002 (PDF)
• 1999-2000 (PDF)
• 1998 (PDF)

Performance Measures - Key Results and Measures

• 2024 Report (PDF)
• 2023 Report (PDF)
• 2022 Report (PDF)
• 2021 Report (PDF)
• 2020 Report (PDF)
• 2019 Report (PDF)
• 2018 Report (PDF)
• 2017 Report (PDF)
• 2016 Report (PDF)
• 2015 Report (PDF)
• 2014 Report (PDF)
• 2013 Report (PDF)
• 2012 Report (PDF)
• 2011 Report (PDF)
• 2010 Report (PDF)
• 2009 Report (PDF)

Minnesota Statewide Adult Drug Court Evaluation - Follow Up (2014)

• Report (PDF)

Minnesota DWI Courts: A Summary of Evaluation Findings in Nine DWI Court Programs (July 2014)

Evaluation conducted on behalf of the State of Minnesota’s Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety; and funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

• Summary (PDF)

Minnesota Statewide Drug Court Evaluation (2012)

• Report (PDF)
• Appendix of Tables (PDF)

Minnesota Drug Courts Funding Study- Chemical Dependency and Mental Health Services (2007)

• Final Report (PDF)

Minnesota Supreme Court Chemical Dependency Task Force Report on the Overall Impact of Alcohol and Other Drugs Across All Case Types (Nov. 2006)

• Executive Summary (PDF)
• Report (PDF)

Minnesota Supreme Court Chemical Dependency Task Force Report on Adult and Juvenile Alcohol and Other Drug Offenders (Feb. 2006)

• Executive Summary (PDF)
• Report (PDF)

2025

• Minnesota Judicial Branch Response to the 1993 Race Bias Task Force Report
• The Future of Justice: Minnesota's new district court hearing framework

2024

• 2023 District Court Access and Fairness Survey Report
• ​2023 Hearing Participant Survey Report
• ​Resources and Practices Time Study

2023

• Minn. Stat. § 171.325, subdivision 2 Report to Legislature by the State Court Administrator
• Minnesota Pretrial Release Evaluation Form and Assessment Tool (MNPAT) Validation Study
• Warrants issued under Minn. Chapter 626; Annual Report to Legislature, 2023 (PDF)
   

2022

• Minn. Stat. § 171.325, subdivision 2 Report to Legislature by the State Court Administrator
• Warrants issued under Minn. Stat. Chapter 626A; Biennial Report to Legislature, 2022 (PDF)
• Warrants issued under Minn. Chapter 626; Annual Report to Legislature, 2022 (PDF)

2021

• Warrants issued under Minn. Stat. Chapter 626; Annual Report to Legislature, 2021 (PDF)
• 8th Judicial District CHIPS Specialization Pilot Evaluation

2020

• Warrants issued under Minn. Stat. Chapter 626A; Biennial Report to Legislature, 2020 (PDF)
• Psych Examiner Services Judicial Workgroup Report​ - January 2020
• 2020 Progress Report on the 1989 Gender Fairness Task Force Report 

2019

• Progress Report on 1993 Race Bias Task Force and Recommendations - April 2019

2018

• Report of the Minnesota Supreme Court: Rules of Evidence Advisory Committee (PDF)
• Consultant’s After-Action Report: Addressing the Sex Trafficking of Children in MN Grant SJI-17-021 (PDF)
• ​Warrants issued under Minn. Stat. Chapter 626A; Biennial Report to Legislature, 2018 (PDF)

2017

• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Report: Eighth Judicial District Treatment Court (2017) (PDF)

2016

• Warrants issued under Minn. Stat. Chapter 626A; Biennial Report to Legislature, 2016 (PDF)
• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Report: VAWA Grant (2016) (PDF)

2014

• Warrants issued under Minn. Stat. Chapter 626A; Biennial Report to Legislature, 2014 (PDF)
• Standards for Professional and Nonprofessional Parenting Time Supervisors in Family Court Proceedings (PDF)

2012

• A Case Study: Reengineering Minnesota’s Courts; National Center for State Courts (PDF)

2011

• Minnesota Supreme Court Civil Justice Reform Task Force
  • Final Report (Dec. 2011, PDF)
  • Supplemental Report (May 2012, PDF)
• Recommendation for a Statewide Citation Standard- Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Report to the Commissioner of Public Safety & the Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (Jan. 2011, PDF)

2010

The Gender Fairness Implementation Committee and the Racial Fairness Implementation Committee were sunsetted in 2010.  This work is continued by the Committee for Equality and Justice (CEJ). ​

• Gender Fairness Implementation Committee: Final Report (Nov. 2010, PDF)
• Racial Fairness Committee: Final Progress Report (Dec. 2010, PDF)

2009

• Access and Service Delivery Committee 2 Report (PDF)

2008

• Report of Children's Justice Initiative Parent Legal Representation Workgroup to Minnesota Judicial Council
  • ​Executive Summary (PDF)
  • Report (PDF)
• Access and Service Delivery Committee Report to Minnesota Judicial Council (PDF)
• ​Recommendations of the MN Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the General Rules of Practice (re: cameras in courtrooms) (PDF)

2007

• ​Public Opinion of the Courts Study​
  • Final Report (PDF)
  • Poll Questions (PDF)

• Statewide Law Library/Self-Help Center Project Advisory Workgroup (PDF)

2006

• Gender Fairness Progress Report (PDF)

2005

• Children's Justice Initiative Reassessment Report (PDF)
• ​Report to the Legislature: Juvenile Delinquency Petitions in 2003 (PDF)
• Minnesota Supreme Court Race Bias Task Force:  Implementation of 1993 Report Recommendations Progress Report (March 2004, PDF)

2003

• Report to the Legislature: Juvenile Delinquency Petitions in 2002 (PDF)

2002

• Report to the Legislature: Juvenile Delinquency Petitions Filed in 2001 (PDF)
• Minnesota Supreme Court Race Bias Task Force:  Implementation of 1993 Report Recommendations Progress Report (April 2002, PDF)

2001

• Report to the Legislature: Juvenile Delinquency Petitions Filed in 2000 (PDF)
• Blended Sentencing in Minnesota: On Target for Justice and Public Safety?
  • Report (PDF)
  • Executive Summary (PDF)
• Minnesota Supreme Court/National Center for State Courts Key Findings from the Evaluation of Open Hearings and Court Records in Juvenile Protection Matters
  For copies of the appendices to this report, please contact the Children's Justice Initiative.
  • ​Volume 1:  Introduction to Report
  • Volume 2: Key Findings
  • Volume 3: Evaluation Data
    • Section 1: Methodology
    • Section 2A: Filing Trends
    • Section 2B: Site Visits
    • Section 2C: System Professionals and Media Survey (Round 1)
    • Section 2D: System Professionals and Media Survey (Round 2)
    • Section 2E-G: Media Telephone Survey; Closed Hearing, Protective Order, and Record Request Logs; Court File Review​​

1999

• Race Bias Task Force: Implementation of 1993 Report Recommendations Progress Report (Dec. 1999, PDF)

1997

• Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Task Force on Visitation and Child Support Enforcement (PDF)

1996

• Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Task Force on the Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) System:  Final Report and Proposed Rules (PDF)

1995

• Implementation Committee on Multicultural Diversity and Racial Fairness in the Courts Progress Report (Sept. 1995, PDF)

1994

• Implementation Committee on Multicultural Diversity and Racial Fairness in the Courts Progress Report (July 1994, PDF)
• Gender Fairness Implementation Committee Progress Report (PDF)

1993

• Minnesota Supreme Court Task Force on Racial Bias in the Judicial System Final Report (PDF)
• Judges Guide to Gender Fair Court Proceedings (PDF)

1989

• Minnesota Supreme Court Task Force for Gender Fairness in the Courts Final Report
  The Gender Fairness Implementation Committee was sunsetted effective Dec. 31, 2010.  The Committee's charge and mission is carried on through the Committee for Equality and Justice. ​
  • Part One (PDF)
  • Part Two (PDF)
  • Summary (PDF)
  • Appendix (PDF)

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