List of Chief Justices of Minnesota
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Minnesota TerritoryMinnesota TerritoryThe Territory of Minnesota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 3, 1849, until May 11, 1858, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Minnesota.-History:...
| Chief Justice | Term |
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| Aaron Goodrich Aaron Goodrich Aaron Goodrich was an American lawyer, jurist and diplomat.-Biography:Goodrich was born in Sempronius, New York in 1807. In 1815, the family moved to a farm in western New York state, where Aaron attended country school and read law books with enthusiasm... |
1849-1851 |
| Jerome Fuller Jerome Fuller Jerome Fuller was a lawyer and chief justice of Minnesota Territorial Supreme Court from 1851 to 1852.Fuller was born in Litchfield, Connecticut in 1808, but details are scarce about his early years. At some point he moved to Brockport, New York, and was a 27th District member of the New York... |
1851-1852 |
| Henry Z. Hayner | 1851-1852 |
| William H. Welch | 1853-1858 |
State of MinnesotaMinnesotaMinnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
| Chief Justice | Term |
|---|---|
| LaFayette Emmett LaFayette Emmett LaFayette Emmett was an American lawyer and an early leader in Minnesota law. He was attorney general of the Minnesota Territory from 1853 to 1858 and the first chief justice of the state supreme court, serving from 1858 to 1865.... |
1858-1865 |
| Thomas Wilson Thomas Wilson (Minnesota) Thomas Wilson was an American lawyer, Minnesota congressman and state legislator, associate justice and the 2nd chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court.... |
1865-1869 |
| James Gilfillan James Gilfillan (judge) James Gilfillan was an American lawyer and judge from Minnesota. He served as Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1869 to 1870 and again from 1875 to 1894.... |
1869-1870 |
| Christopher G. Ripley Christopher G. Ripley Christopher G. Ripley was an American lawyer and judge from Minnesota. He served as Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from January 1870 to April 1874.... |
1870-1874 |
| Samuel James Renwick McMillan | 1874-1875 |
| James Gilfillan James Gilfillan (judge) James Gilfillan was an American lawyer and judge from Minnesota. He served as Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1869 to 1870 and again from 1875 to 1894.... |
1875-1894 |
| Charles M. Start Charles M. Start Charles Monroe Start was a Minnesota jurist and a Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. He was born in Bakersfield, Vermont... |
1895-1913 |
| Calvin L. Brown Calvin L. Brown Calvin L. Brown was an American lawyer and judge from Minnesota. He served as Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from January 1913 until his death. In 1905, he authored Mohr v. Williams, a famous torts case.... |
1913-1923 |
| Samuel B. Wilson Samuel B. Wilson Samuel B. Wilson was an American lawyer and judge from Minnesota. He served as Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1923 to 1933.... |
1923-1933 |
| John P. Devaney John P. Devaney John P. Devaney was Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court until 1937. Born near Lake Mills, Iowa, on June 30, 1883, he moved to Minnesota in 1901 and entered the University of Minnesota. While there, he attained the following degrees: B.A. 1905; LL.B. 1907; LL.M. 1908. Admitted to practice... |
1933-1937 |
| Henry M. Gallagher Henry M. Gallagher Henry M. Gallagher was an American lawyer and judge from Minnesota. He served as Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from December 1938 to January 1944.He was a native of Waseca, Minnesota.... |
1937-1944 |
| Charles Loring Charles Loring (judge) Charles Loring was an American lawyer and judge from Minnesota. He served as Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from January 1944 to July 1953.... |
1944-1953 |
| Roger L. Dell Roger L. Dell Roger L. Dell was an American lawyer and judge from Minnesota. He served as Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1953 to 1962.... |
1953-1962 |
| Oscar Knutson Oscar Knutson Oscar R. Knutson was an American lawyer and judge from Minnesota. Born in Perry, Wisconsin, Knutson was a Minnesota state court judge, He served as Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1962 to March 1973.... |
1962-1973 |
| Robert J. Sheran | 1973-1981 |
| Douglas K. Amdahl Douglas K. Amdahl Douglas K. Amdahl was an American lawyer and judge from Minnesota. He served as Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from December 1981 to January 1989.... |
1981-1989 |
| Peter S. Popovich Peter S. Popovich Peter Stephen Popovich was an American lawyer, politician, and judge from Minnesota. He is the only person in the state's history to serve as both Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals and Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court.Popovich was born in Crosby, Minnesota in 1920... |
1989-1990 |
| Alexander M. Keith Alexander M. Keith Alexander MacDonald Keith is a Minnesota lawyer who served as a state senator, the 37th Lieutenant Governor, and an associate justice and chief justice of the state supreme court.-Personal life:... |
1990-1998 |
| Kathleen A. Blatz Kathleen A. Blatz Kathleen A. Blatz is a former Minnesota judge and politician.Blatz was born in Minneapolis to Kay and Jerome Blatz. She attended high school at the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, Minnesota, and received her B.A. from the University of Notre Dame... |
1998-2006 |
| Russell A. Anderson Russell A. Anderson Russell A. Anderson is an attorney and former Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. He served as an Associate Justice of the court from September 1, 1998 until he was sworn in as Chief Justice on January 10, 2006. He retired from the Supreme Court on June 1, 2008, at age 66, and was... |
2006-2008 |
| Eric J. Magnuson Eric J. Magnuson Eric John Magnuson is an American lawyer in private practice. He was the Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 2008 to 2010.-Education and professional background:... |
2008-2010 |
| Lorie Skjerven Gildea Lorie Skjerven Gildea Lorie Skjerven Gildea is an attorney and the current Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. She served as an associate justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court from 2006 to 2010, and as a district judge for Hennepin County in the Fourth Judicial District from 2005 to 2006.-Early life and... |
2010-present |