Ramsey County Attorney John Choi’s reform work could be a model for all of Minnesota

By: J. Patrick Coolican

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: February 26, 2026

Words: 1,352

Last Updated: 6 days ago

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When I met Ramsey County Attorney John Choi last year, he’d had lunch earlier that day with Clarence Castile.

Clarence is the uncle of Philando Castile, a beloved St. Paul schools cafeteria worker who was killed in 2016 by a St. Anthony police officer during a traffic stop.

“I’m a different prosecutor because that case happened to land in my office,” said Choi, who has been the county’s chief prosecutor since 2011.

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