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.