Erica MacDonald
American attorney and former Minnesota state judge
Erica Irene Hinkle MacDonald (born February 3, 1967) is an American lawyer who served from 2018 to 2021 as the United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota. She served as a judge of the District Court for the First Judicial District from 2010 to 2018; as an Assistant United States Attorney from 2000 to 2009; a litigation associate in 2000; and a federal judicial law clerk from 1997 to 1999.
Early life and education
MacDonald was born in Greenwich, Connecticut. Her family moved to Texas when she was an infant. She was raised in the Dallas, Texas area, the youngest of three girls raised by single mother Evelyn Hinkle. MacDonald attended Bishop Dunne High School, graduating in 1985 as class salutatorian.
MacDonald earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame. She majored in American Studies with a concentration in business. She was a member of the Dean's List from 1986 to 1989.
After earning her undergraduate degree, she spent five years working in management for a St.
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