Law Library
The Ramsey County Law Library provides residents with free law-related resources including books, journals, electronic databases, informational workshops and legal assistance. Law Library staff members are trained in legal research and can assist patrons in locating legal information in the library.
Check out our recent blog post on locating Minnesota legal briefs!
Location
1815 Courthouse
15 Kellogg Blvd. West
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
We will be closed on Monday, September 4 in observance of Labor Day.
Mission
The mission of the Ramsey County Law Library is to provide the best legal information services to residents, using print and online material in the most cost-effective manner. Legal information is a basic component of access to justice.
Clinics and events
Expungement workshops
Criminal expungement workshops are presented in the Law Library by Court staff on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month from 1-3 p.m.
Other criminal expungement workshops are presented by the Volunteer Lawyers Network (VLN) at the Ramsey County Library in Roseville and select branches of the Saint Paul Public Library.
Note: Expungement is typically denied to people who: are on probation or parole; are currently charged with a new crime; owe fines or fees to Ramsey County; or request expungement for a driving offense.
Housing and conciliation consultation
Free legal consultation from volunteer attorneys is available every Tuesday from 1-4 p.m. at the Ramsey County Law Library for those with Conciliation and Housing Court issues. Sign-in begins at noon in the library on a first-come, first-served basis.
Guide & File pilot for Conciliation Court
Are you about to file a complaint in the Second Judicial District’s conciliation court? Court staff can help you create a customized complaint as they pilot the new Guide & File system.
Search catalog
The Minnesota State Law Library's free online catalog contains the Ramsey County Law Library's books and periodicals, and titles owned by the Minnesota State Law Library and metro-area county law libraries as well as some counties in Greater Minnesota.
If "RAMSEY CO. LAW LIB. Main Collection" is listed in the LOCATION line of your search results, the item is at our library.
Call 651-266-8391 for help using the catalog.
Legal research resources
Have you tried the Minnesota State Law Library's Legal Topics index? Libguides are available covering many subjects.
"Learn more about your legal problem and going to court" (for non-attorneys)
WestlawNext
- Online research service available in the library that provides access to Minnesota and U.S. cases, headnotes, statutes, court orders, court rules and administrative decisions.
- Contains federal cases and statutes (8th Circuit Court of Appeals and District Court cases in the 8th Circuit), law reviews and other secondary sources.
- A list of online materials is available or you may call the library for specific titles.
Books
- Core collection for research in most subject areas.
- Complete regional reporters, federal reporters, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, United States Code and Minnesota Statutes.
- Briefs on microfiche includes Minnesota cases with cite from 300 N.W.2d to date.
Resource documents
Other services
Fax
651-266-8399
$1 per page
The fax machine sends and receives faxes under 21 pages.
Photocopier and printer
Single-sided pages cost 15 cents per page.
Book retrieval
Free of charge
eFiling
The Law Library provides a scanner for attorney eFiling.
Minnesota Judicial Branch eFile & Serve - Quick Reference Guide (PDF)
Board members
Current members of the Ramsey County Law Library Board of Trustees:
- John Trojack, Esq., Law Library Board Chair
- The Honorable Margaret Marrinan
- The Honorable Robyn Millenacker
- The Honorable Nicole Starr
- Commissioner Janice Rettman
- Jean Stepan, Esq.
- Thomas Boyd, Esq.