LaCoursiere was a 1998 graduate of Frazee-Vergas High School

Governor Tim Walz announced, on Friday, Oct. 17, the appointment of Nathan LaCoursiere as District Court Judge in Minnesota’s Sixth Judicial District. 

LaCoursiere is a 1998 graduate of Frazee-Vergas High School and his parents, Mike and Patty Nunn LaCoursiere, still live in rural Frazee.

LaCoursiere, 45, has replaced the Honorable Eric L. Hylden and will be chambered in Duluth in St. Louis County.

“Nathan LaCoursiere will be a remarkable judge,” said Governor Walz. “What makes him so talented is not only his legal acumen, but his deep sense of what is fair and just. These are skills that are not easily taught but born of character and experience. He will serve the Sixth Judicial District and the people of Duluth with care and respect for years to come.”

Minnesota’s Sixth Judicial District encompasses Carlton, Cook, Lake, and St. Louis counties.

Nathan LaCoursiere joined the St. Louis County Attorney’s Office in 2021 and was a senior assistant county attorney working in a wide range of civil, labor, appellate, and real estate matters. 

LaCoursiere was previously an assistant city attorney for the City of Duluth from 2012-2018 and a law clerk to the Honorable David R. Minge on the Minnesota Court of Appeals. 

He is also an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, where he teaches constitutional law. 

His past community and professional involvement includes volunteering for the Duluth Energy Plan Commission, the Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection, and serving as a Judicare Legal Aid attorney, representing low-income clients in northwestern Wisconsin. He earned his B.A. from the University of Minnesota – Morris and his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School.