Minnesota Judges
39 Minnesota appellate judges active in the 2000s, by the opinions they sat on.
Minnesota Supreme Court
11 JUSTICES
Natalie Hudson
Appointed 2023
Appointment Natalie E. Hudson was appointed Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court by Governor Tim Walz on Oct. 2, 2023. She first joined the Supreme Court on Oct. 26, …
Christopher J. Dietzen
Active 2005–2025
Lorie Skjerven Gildea
Active 2007–2023
Wilhelmina Wright
Active 2005–2023
Esther Tomljanovich
Active 1999–2018
Lawrence R. Yetka
Active 1973–2018
Alan C. Page
Active 1999–2015
Helen M. Meyer
Active 2006–2013
Barry A. Anderson
Active 1999–2004
James H. Gilbert
Active 2000
Kathleen A. Blatz
Active 2000
Minnesota Court of Appeals
28 JUDGES
Francis J. Connolly
Appointed 1998
Education: J.D., Georgetown University Law School, 1984 Editor, "Law and Policy in International Business" M.S.F.S., Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, 1984 B.A., Columbia University, 1980 Employment: Associate General Counsel …
Jill Flaskamp Halbrooks
Active 1999–2026
Kevin G. Ross
Appointed 2008
Minnesota voters confirmed Judge Ross in the post by statewide election in 2008, 2014, and 2020. He has authored more than 1,200 opinions for the court and 50 concurring or …
Matthew E. Johnson
Appointed 2008
Education: J.D., William Mitchell College of Law, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1992 Editor-in-Chief, William Mitchell Law Review, 1991-92 Recipient of “The Student Award of Merit” at Commencement B.A., Saint Olaf College, …
Michelle A. Larkin
Appointed 2008
Education J.D., magna cum laude, William Mitchell College of Law, 1992. B.A., Journalism, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Campus, 1988. Experience Appellate Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals, St. Paul, …
Renee Worke
Appointed 2005
Appellate Court Service: Specialty Court Development – Veterans Treatment Court Legislative Advisory Workgroup Strategic Planning Workgroup Security Committee Children's Justice Initiative, Appellate Lead Judge District Court Service: Conference of Chief …
Louise D. Bjorkman
Active 2009–2025
Roger M. Klaphake
Active 1989–2025
Jack Davies
Active 1991–2024
Gordon W. Shumaker
Active 1998–2023
James C. Harten
Active 1992–2023
Sam Hanson
Active 2001–2022
Thomas J. Kalitowski
Active 1988–2021
Heidi S. Schellhas
Active 2008–2020
Daniel R. Foley
Active 1983–2017
Bruce D. Willis
Active 1995–2016
David Minge
Active 2003–2016
Gary L. Crippen
Active 1984–2015
Terri J. Stoneburner
Active 2002–2015
Doris Ohlsen Huspeni
Active 1984–2014
Edward Toussaint jr
Active 1995–2011
Harriet Lansing
Active 1983–2011
Randoplh W. Peterson
Active 1991–2011
Edward J. Parker
Active 1983–2007
Robert H. Schumacher
Active 1988–2005
Thomas G. Forsberg
Active 1984–2005
Roland C. Amundson
Active 1991–2001
Marianne D. Short
Active 1988–2000