Leonardo Castro
MN · Judge, Minnesota Second Judicial District (Ramsey County)
Ramsey County district judge since June 2012, appointed by Gov. Mark Dayton. He was chief public defender for Hennepin County and southwest Minnesota and served eight years in the U.S. Air Force.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Struck down Minnesota's ban on binary gun triggers because lawmakers added it to a large tax bill, which he found broke the state constitution's one-subject rule for bills.
August 18, 2025
Source: kstp.com
Ruled that Curtis Johnson did not live in Minnesota House District 40B for the required six months before the election, so he could not take the seat he won.
December 20, 2024
Source: lptv.org
Ruled that the Northern Iron foundry in St. Paul could largely resume normal work, lifting most of a state pollution order that had limited its production.
July 12, 2024
Source: sahanjournal.com
Won election to the Ramsey County district court in 2014 and re-election in 2020.
November 3, 2020
Source: mncourts.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 2 favorable
Elected by fellow judges to serve as chief judge of the Second Judicial District (Ramsey County), starting July 1, 2020.
May 19, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: mncourts.gov
Appointed a Ramsey County district judge by Gov. Mark Dayton.
June 18, 2012Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: mncourts.gov
Past race Leonardo Castro ran in:
- Ramsey County District Court Judge - 2nd District, Seat 1 · November 3, 2026 · Ramsey County, Minnesota · incumbent