Minnesota Judges
46 Minnesota appellate judges active in the 2010s, by the opinions they sat on.
Minnesota Court of Appeals
32 JUDGESDenise D. Reilly
Active 2014–2026
Diane B. Bratvold
Seated 2016
Education: J.D., University of Minnesota School of Law B.A., Macalester College Past Employment: Shareholder; Briggs and Morgan, P.A. Volunteer attorney, Advocates for Human Rights Adjunct professor, University of St. Thomas …
Edward J. Cleary
Active 2014–2026
Francis J. Connolly
Seated 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 …
Jeanne M. Cochran
Seated 2018
Education: Juris Doctor degree, magna cum laude, University of Minnesota Law School Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, Dartmouth College Past Employment: Administrative Law Judge, Minnesota Office of Administrative …
Jill Flaskamp Halbrooks
Active 1999–2026
Kevin G. Ross
Seated 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 …
Margaret H. Chutich
Active 2014–2026
Matthew E. Johnson
Seated 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, …
Michael L. Kirk
Active 2014–2026
Michelle A. Larkin
Seated 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
Seated 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
Carol A. Hooten
Active 2014–2024
Jack Davies
Active 1991–2024
John R. Rodenberg
Active 2014–2024
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
Larry Stauber jr
Active 2010
Minnesota Supreme Court
14 JUDGES
Anne K. McKeig
Seated 2008
Education: J.D., Hamline University School of Law, 1992 B.A., College of St. Catherine, 1989 Employment: Assistant Hennepin County Attorney, Child Protection Division, 1992 - Mar. 7, 2008 Indian Child Welfare …
Natalie Hudson
Seated 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, …
Paul Thissen
Seated 2018
Education: University of Chicago Law School, J.D with honors, 1992 Harvard University, A.B. magna cum laude, 1989 Employment: Minnesota State Representative, 2003-2018 Speaker of the Minnesota House, 2013-2014 Democratic House …
Christopher J. Dietzen
Active 2005–2025
George M. Scott
Active 1973–2025
Walter F. Rogosheske
Active 1968–2024
David Stras
Active 2011–2023
Lorie Skjerven Gildea
Active 2007–2023
Wilhelmina Wright
Active 2005–2023
David L. Lillehaug
Active 2014–2020
Esther Tomljanovich
Active 1999–2018
Lawrence R. Yetka
Active 1973–2018
Alan C. Page
Active 1999–2015
Helen M. Meyer
Active 2006–2013