John Choi
Ramsey County Attorney
Ramsey County
About John Choi
John Choi is the Ramsey County Attorney. Since taking office in 2011, John has become a state and national leader in progressive justice reform, working with public officials and impacted communities to reimagine justice and the role of prosecutors. John’s innovative approach to holding abusers accountable, while working collaboratively with advocacy agencies to help victims, has transformed the way government intervenes in domestic violence and sex trafficking situations in Minnesota. He is currently working to do the same for victims of sexual assault.
In addition, John has been a champion of raising boys and engaging men to prevent violence against women and girls; successfully advocated to reform state drug sentencing laws and reinvest savings in community-based solutions; and is transforming his office to better address underlying causes of justice involvement, respond more restoratively to youth, give people second chances, and remove the scarlet letter of a conviction once people have rehabilitated and atoned for their mistakes.
John currently serves on the boards of the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Veterans Defense Project, Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime & Incarceration, Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, the Karpel Foundation, the National Policing Institute and A Call to Men.