John C. Lindstrom was most recently a Minnesota District Court Judge for the Eighth Judicial District from July 1976 to August 2005. From January 1973 to June 1976 he was a Minnesota State Representative and prior to that, engaged in the private practice of law for over nine years.
- Minnesota District Court Judges Association President (1985-1986)
- Member, Board of Directors of Minnesota District Court Judges Association
- Past Chair of Legislation and Law Improvement Committee of the Minnesota District Court Judges Association
- Member of Civil Jury Instruction Guide Committee of the Minnesota District Court Judges Association
- Member of Minnesota and American Bar Associations
- Member of Minnesota Supreme Court Gender Fairness Task Force
- Qualified Neutral under Rule 114 of Minnesota General Rules of Practice
- Awarded Distinguished Service Award by the Minnesota District Judges Association
- Minnesota Supreme Court Hearing Referee for Minnesota Lawyers’ Professional Responsibility Board
- Member of the National State Trial Judges Association
- Faculty, Minnesota Judicial Orientation Program
- American Bar Association Fellow
- Willmar Rotary Club: Paul Harris Fellow
- Saint John’s University Presidential Citation.
