Items in this section directly relate to the history of the court system in Minnesota or individual judges, particularly from the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.
Minnesota Judicial Branch History
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Swearing-in ceremony: Associate Justices Helen Meyer and Sam Hanson, Minnesota Supreme Court, and Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright, Minnesota Court of Appeals
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Investiture ceremony for Associate Justices Helen Meyer and Sam Hanson, Minnesota Supreme Court, and Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright, Minnesota Court of Appeals, held September 3, 2002 at the Landmark Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. Speakers: Fred Grittner, Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz, Chief Judge Edward Toussaint, Jr., John Duckstad, Governor Jesse Ventura, Martha Abbott-Ladner, Bill Foster, George Soule, Associate Justice Helen Meyer, Associate Justice Edward Stringer, Associate Justice Sam Hanson, Judge Michael J. Davis, Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright.
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2002
Investiture ceremony: Associate Justice Wilhelmina M. Wright, Minnesota Supreme Court.
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Ceremony held October 16, 2012 at the Landmark Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Participant Speakers: Rita Coyle De Meules, Chief Justice Lori S. Gildea, Robert Enger, Governor Mark Dayton, Katherian D. Roe, Judge Michael Davis, Judge Thomas Kalitowski, Associate Justice Wilhelmina M. Wright.
Participant Speakers: Rita Coyle De Meules, Chief Justice Lori S. Gildea, Robert Enger, Governor Mark Dayton, Katherian D. Roe, Judge Michael Davis, Judge Thomas Kalitowski, Associate Justice Wilhelmina M. Wright.
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2012
Swearing-in Ceremony: Minnesota Supreme Court, Associate Justice Natalie Hudson
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Investiture ceremony: Minnesota Supreme Court, Associate Justice Natalie Hudson.
Speakers: Rita Coyle DeMeules (Commissioner of the Minnesota Supreme Court), Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, Michael Unger (president of the Minnesota State Bar Association), Governor Mark Dayton, Cliff Green, Senior Judge Michael Davis, former Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz, Associate Justice Natalie Hudson.
Speakers: Rita Coyle DeMeules (Commissioner of the Minnesota Supreme Court), Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, Michael Unger (president of the Minnesota State Bar Association), Governor Mark Dayton, Cliff Green, Senior Judge Michael Davis, former Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz, Associate Justice Natalie Hudson.
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2015
Swearing-in ceremony, Minnesota Supreme Court : Chief Justice Natalie E. Hudson, Associate Justice Karl C. Procaccini.
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Investiture ceremony : Chief Justice Natalie E. Hudson, Associate Justice Karl C. Procaccini, Minnesota Supreme Court
Ceremony held November 27, 2023 at the Minnesota Historical Society in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Speakers: Timothy Droske (Supreme Court Commissioner), Associate Justice Anne McKeig, Sounds of Blackness, the Reverend Frenchye Magee, Associate Justice G. Barry Anderson, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, Governor Tim Walz, Judge David R. Stras (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit), Kobie Hudson, Vanne Owens Hayes, Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright (U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota), Chief Justice Natalie E. Hudson, Sr. Judge Michael J. Davis (U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota), former Associate Justice David Lillehaug, Associate Justice Karl C. Procaccini, Paul Floyd (president of the Minnesota State Bar Association).
Ceremony held November 27, 2023 at the Minnesota Historical Society in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Speakers: Timothy Droske (Supreme Court Commissioner), Associate Justice Anne McKeig, Sounds of Blackness, the Reverend Frenchye Magee, Associate Justice G. Barry Anderson, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, Governor Tim Walz, Judge David R. Stras (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit), Kobie Hudson, Vanne Owens Hayes, Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright (U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota), Chief Justice Natalie E. Hudson, Sr. Judge Michael J. Davis (U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota), former Associate Justice David Lillehaug, Associate Justice Karl C. Procaccini, Paul Floyd (president of the Minnesota State Bar Association).
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2023