Lorie Skjerven Gildea

Lorie Skjerven Gildea (born October 6, 1961) is an American attorney and jurist serving as Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. She served as an associate justice on the Court from 2006 to 2010 and as a district judge for Hennepin County in the Fourth Judicial District from 2005 to 2006.

Lorie Gildea
Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office July 1, 2010
Appointed by	Tim Pawlenty
Preceded by	Eric Magnuson
Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
In office January 11, 2006 – July 1, 2010
Appointed by	Tim Pawlenty
Preceded by	Russell Anderson
Succeeded by	David Stras
Personal details
Born	October 6, 1961
Alma mater	University of Minnesota, Morris (BA) Georgetown University (JD)

Early life and education

Gildea was born on October 6, 1961 and raised in Plummer, Minnesota.[1] She received a Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, from the University of Minnesota Morris in 1983, and a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1986.

Career

After law school, she remained in Washington, D.C. and entered private practice at Arent Fox.[2]

Gildea later returned to Minnesota where, after working briefly as a special prosecutor for the city of Minneapolis, she became an associate general counsel for the University of Minnesota. She represented the University system for eleven years, including during the scandal involving former men's basketball coach Clem Haskins. She served on the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission from 2001 to 2004 under Governors Jesse Ventura and Tim Pawlenty.

Judicial service

Pawlenty later appointed her as an Associate Justice. Gildea's seat on the Court was up for election in 2008. She defeated three opponents in the primary election and Hennepin County District Judge Deborah Hedlund in the general election. In 2010, Governor Pawlenty appointed her the new Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, replacing Eric Magnuson.[3] Her term as Chief Justice began on July 1, 2010 and she was sworn in at a ceremony on July 12, 2010 in Saint Paul.[4]

Personal life

Gildea lives in the Lowry Hill neighborhood of Minneapolis.[5]

References

1. "Facts about Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea". LexisNexis Academic. Associated Press. October 27, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
2. "Chief Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea". Minnesota Judicial Branch. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
3. Olson, Rochelle (May 13, 2010). "Pawlenty's picks keep high court tilting right". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
4. Budig, T.W. (July 13, 2010). "Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea takes oath of office". Hometown Source. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
5. Scott, Gregory J. (September 6, 2010). "Chief Supreme". Southwest Journal. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.

External links

• Chief Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea, Minnesota Judicial Branch.
• Philip J. Trobaugh, Judge Lorie Skjerven Gildea, Hennepin Lawyer, December 22, 2005.
• "New Minnesota Chief Justice on MPR's Midday program" MPR News: July 1, 2010