Margaret Chutich

Margaret Helen Chutich (born June 18, 1958) is an American lawyer and judge who has served as an Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court since 2016, when she was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton.[1] She previously served as a judge on the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

Margaret H. Chutich
Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office March 17, 2016
Appointed by	Mark Dayton
Preceded by	Wilhelmina Wright
Associate Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals
In office December 27, 2011 – March 17, 2016
Appointed by	Mark Dayton
Preceded by	Gordon Shumaker
Succeeded by	Diane B. Bratvold
Personal details
Born	June 18, 1958
Spouse(s)	Penny Wheeler
Children	Olivia Chutich
Residence	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Alma mater	University of Minnesota University of Michigan Law School

Chutich worked in the office of the Minnesota Attorney General and as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota. In 2008, she was appointed assistant dean of the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. In 2011, Dayton appointed her to the appeals court.[2][3]

Chutich is a graduate of Anoka High School, the University of Minnesota, and Michigan Law.[4] She is married to Allina Health CEO Penny Wheeler, and is the first openly gay justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court.[1] The couple had one child, Olivia Chutich, who was found dead outside a sorority house at Iowa State University on January 22, 2021. Foul play was not suspected.[5][6]

References

1. Bakst, Brian (January 22, 2016). "Dayton MN Supreme Court pick is court's first openly gay justice". MPR News. Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
2. Gov. Dayton appoints two members of state Court of Appeals
3. University of Minnesota biography
4. Froemming, Mandy Moran (March 22, 2012). "New appeals court judge has Anoka roots". ABC Newspapers. ECM. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
5. "College student from Minnesota found dead outside Iowa State sorority house". MPR News, January 23, 2021.
6. Gehr, Danielle, "'Strong and full of life': Family, classmates mourn Iowa State student who was found dead at sorority house". Ames Tribune, January 23, 2010.