List of justices of the Minnesota Supreme Court

Following is a list of persons who have served on the Minnesota Supreme Court.

Territorial Supreme Court justices Justices of the Minnesota Territorial Supreme Court.Chronological List of Justices and Judges of the Minnesota Appellate Courts

Name BeginEnd*184918511849185318491853*‡18511852*Appointed by President Fillmore after U.S. Senate rejected Fuller's appointment, but arrived too late to preside over the court. The news of the rejection did not reach St. Paul until after Fuller had arrived and begun his duties as chief justice.185118521853185718531857*185318581857185818571858

*-Chief Justice †-Elected ‡-Served as Chief Justice, but confirmation rejected by U.S. Senate

Chief justices Chief JusticeTermAaron Goodrich1849–1851Jerome Fuller1851–1852Henry Z. Hayner1851–1852William H. Welch1853–1858

All justices Following is a list of all justices of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Chief Justice terms are in bold.

Name Method Beganservice EndedserviceAppointed18581864Elected18581864Elected18581865Appointed1864186518651869Elected18651887Appointed1869187518701894Elected18701874Appointed1864187418741875Appointed18741875Elected18751881Appointed18811882Appointed18811893Appointed18811900Elected18821894Appointed18871904Elected18941899Elected18941899Elected18951913Appointed1899191319121923Elected19001905Elected19001912Elected19041905Appointed19051909Elected19051911Appointed19091911Elected19111911Appointed1911191319131918Appointed19121915Appointed19121942Elected19131923Appointed19151917Elected19171928Appointed19181934Appointed19221933Appointed19231942Appointed19281943Appointed1930194419441953Appointed19301936Appointed19331937Appointed19341948Appointed19361950Appointed19371944Appointed19421942Appointed1942194419421944Elected19431946Appointed19431953Elected19431967Elected19451960Appointed19461946Elected19471963Appointed1948196219621973Appointed19501955Appointed1953195319531962Appointed19531972Appointed19551972Appointed19601961Appointed19611982Appointed19621980Appointed1963197319701981Elected19671986Appointed19701980Appointed19721977Appointed19721985Appointed19731987Appointed19731993Appointed19771994Appointed19801994Appointed1980198119811989Appointed19811990Appointed19821996Appointed1987198919891990Appointed1989199019901998Appointed19901998Appointed19911998Elected19932015Appointed19942002Appointed19942013Appointed1996199819982006Appointed1998200620062008Appointed19982002Appointed19982004Appointed20022008Appointed20022012Appointed20042024Appointed2006201020102023Appointed20082010Appointed20082016Appointed20102018Appointed20122016Appointed20132020Appointed2015202320232026Appointed20162024Appointed2016PresentAppointed2018PresentAppointed2020PresentAppointed2023PresentAppointed2024PresentAppointed202420262026PresentAppointed2026Present

Chief justices Chief JusticeTermLaFayette Emmett1858–1865Thomas Wilson1865–1869James Gilfillan1869–1870Christopher G. Ripley1870–1874Samuel James Renwick McMillan1874–1875James Gilfillan1875–1894Charles M. Start1895–1913Calvin L. Brown1913–1923Samuel B. Wilson1923–1933John P. Devaney1933–1937Henry M. Gallagher1937–1944Charles Loring1944–1953Roger L. Dell1953–1962Oscar Knutson1962–1973Robert J. Sheran1973–1981Douglas K. Amdahl1981–1989Peter S. Popovich1989–1990Alexander M. Keith1990–1998Kathleen A. Blatz1998–2006Russell A. Anderson2006–2008Eric J. Magnuson2008–2010Lorie Skjerven Gildea2010–2023Natalie Hudson2023–2026Theodora Gaïtas2026–present

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