Minnesota Judicial Branch History

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.

Investiture ceremony : Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz and Associate Justice James H. Gilbert.
Ceremony held January 29, 1998 at the Landmark Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Speakers: Marvin Anderson, former Chief Justice A.M. ("Sandy") Keith, Chief Judge Edward Toussaint, Jr., Sheryl Ramstad Hvass, Robert ("Bob") Stein, Governor Arne Carlson, Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz, Ronald ("Ron") Meshbesher, Associate Justice James ("Jim") Gilbert.

Ceremony held October 13, 2004 at the Landmark Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Speakers: Marvin Anderson (former State Law Librarian), Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz, Governor Tim Pawlenty, David Stowman (president of the Minnesota State Bar Association), Chief Judge Edward Toussaint, Judge Bruce D. Willis, Judge Thomas J. Kalitowski, Eric Magnuson (chair of the Supreme Court Applicant Review Committee).

Dedication of the Minnesota Judicial Center at the completion of its construction.

Ceremony held April 12, 1995 at North Community High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Speakers: Chief Justice A.M. Keith, Governor Arne H. Carlson, Chief Judge Edward Toussaint, Jr., Leroy Thomas.