Mark Munger was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1954 but has lived in Duluth for the majority of his life. He is an honors graduate of Duluth Denfeld High School, the University of Minnesota-Duluth, and the William Mitchell College of Law. A practicing civil trial attorney from 1981-1998, Mark was elected District Court Judge (trial level) in 1998 and serves a four county district in NE Minnesota, hearing all types of civil and criminal cases.

      Mark’s first book, The Legacy was published by Savage Press in October of 2000. The historical murder mystery set in NE Minnesota has become a regional best seller and achieved a rating from Mystery Review Quarterly of 3 and ½ “daggers” out of four. The Quarterly also dubbed the book “a marvelous first novel”.