Inquiry into the Conduct of the Honorable John P. Dehen
Supreme Court of Minnesota
For the foregoing reasons, we order that: 1. Judge John P. Dehen is hereby censured for judicial misconduct and suspended from judicial office, without pay, for nine months, effective seven days from the date of the filing of this decision.
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For the foregoing reasons, we order that: 1. Judge John P. Dehen is hereby censured for judicial misconduct and suspended from judicial office, without pay, for nine months, effective seven days from the date of the filing of this decision. If Judge Dehen ceases to be a judge before his term of judicial suspension ends, then he will be suspended from the practice of law for a term equal to the balance of his judicial suspension. 2. Judge Dehen is hereby publicly reprimanded as an attorney.
1Opinion of the Court
STATE OF MINNESOTA IN SUPREME COURT A24-0694 Original Jurisdiction Per Curiam Took no part, Gaïtas, J. Inquiry into the Conduct of the Filed: September 22, 2025 Honorable John P. Dehen. Office of Appellate Courts ________________________ Eric J. Magnuson, Robins Kaplan LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the Board on Judicial Standards. Susan M. Humiston, Director, Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility. Dan Rasmus, Hovland, Rasmus, & Brendtro, PLLC, Edina, Minnesota, for the Honorable John P. Dehen.…
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