Joan N. Ericksen

Joan N. Ericksen
Chief Judge of the United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court
Assumed office
January 1, 2025
Preceded byJames Boasberg
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Assumed office
April 3, 2023
Appointed byJohn Roberts
Preceded byThomas B. Russell
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
Assumed office
October 15, 2019
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
In office
May 1, 2002  October 15, 2019
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byPaul A. Magnuson
Succeeded byKatherine M. Menendez
Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
In office
1998–2002
Personal details
Born (1954-10-11) October 11, 1954
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Spouse
Peter Lancaster
(divorced)
Children2
EducationSt. Olaf College (BA)
University of Oxford (MA)
University of Minnesota (JD)

Joan Nancy Ericksen (born October 11, 1954), formerly known as Joan Ericksen Lancaster, is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.