Major Crimes Prosecutor Laura Provinzino Confirmed as Federal Judge in Minnesota
Provinzino becomes the 209th federal judge confirmed by the Senate during Joe Biden's presidency.
The U.S. Senate today held a recorded vote to confirm one individual as an Article III federal judge. With this confirmation, 209 judges nominated by President Joe Biden have now been confirmed by the Senate. With today’s action, 163 of Biden’s judicial nominees have been approved for service on federal district courts.
In a 54-41 vote, Laura Margarete Provinzino was confirmed as a Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. She is Biden’s fourth confirmation to the 7-person court, with no additional vacancies at this time.
Provinzino assumes the Saint Paul-based seat previously held by Wilhelmina Wright, who took senior service in February 2024. A nominee of President Barack Obama, Wright served on this court from 2016 to 2024. Provinzino was nominated to this seat on the federal judiciary by Biden in June 2024.
From 2006 to 2010, Provinzino worked as an associate at Robins Kaplan LLP in Minneapolis. Since 2010, she has been an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota - notably serving as the Deputy Chief of the Major Crimes Unit from 2018 to 2023.