Two with Law School Ties Nominated to Federal Bench

President Donald J. Trump has nominated Nancy E. Brasel ’96, a judge in Minnesota’s Fourth Judicial District, and Eric Tostrud, an adjunct faculty member at the Law School, to serve as federal district court judges for the District of Minnesota.   

Brasel has served on the Minnesota District Court bench since 2011. She previously worked as an assistant U.S. attorney and prior to that was a partner at Greene Espel.  

In addition to his adjunct position with the Law School, Tostrud serves on the faculty at Mitchell Hamline School of Law and is of counsel at Lockridge Grindal Nauen.

Read more about the nominations in the Minneapolis Star Tribune