David Lillehaug
David Lillehaug is a former justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, serving on the court from 2013 to 2020. He was appointed to the court by Governor Mark Dayton (D) on March 26, 2013, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Paul Anderson. Lillehaug assumed office on June 3, 2013.[1][2][3] He was elected in 2014 for a term that was set to end on January 4, 2021.[4]
On June 12, 2019, Lillehaug announced he would not seek re-election, citing his diagnosis with Parkinson's Disease.[5] He retired from the court on July 31, 2020.[6] To learn more about this vacancy, click here.
Prior to serving on the state supreme court, Lillehaug was an attorney in private practice. When he joined the court, he was the only Michigan Supreme Court justice to have joined directly from private practice.[7] Click here for more information on Lillehaug's professional experience.
Lillehaug was active in Democratic Party politics prior to joining the court. President Bill Clinton (D) appointed Lillehaug as a federal prosecutor in 1994. Lillehaug sought the U.S. Senate nomination in 2000 but lost to Mark Dayton. Lillehaug also provided pro bono counsel to Dayton during the 2011 government shutdown.[8]
Education
Lillehaug received his undergraduate degree from Augustana College in South Dakota in 1976 and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1979.[9][3]
Career
- 2013-2020: Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court
- 2002-2013: Attorney, Fredrikson & Byron
- 1998-2002: Attorney in private practice
- 1994-1998: U.S. Attorney, District of Minnesota
- 1985-1994: Attorney in private practice
- 1983-1984: Aide to Walter Mondale's presidential campaign
- 1981-1983: Attorney in private practice[3]
Lillehaug also served as attorney/advisor for the following Democratic U.S. Senate candidates: Al Franken (2008), Amy Klobuchar (2006), Paul Wellstone (1990, 2002), Walter Mondale (2002), Hubert Humphrey III (1988). He represented Governor Mark Dayton during Dayton's 2010 election recount[3]
Awards and associations
Associations
- Chair/co-chair, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor (DFL) Party Convention - 2012, 2006, 2004, 2002
- Board of directors, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
- Board of trustees, Augustana College
- Advisory council, Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota[3]
Awards
- 2016: Honorary Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers
- 2012: Hall of Fame, Sioux Falls Washington High School
- 2009: Minnesota Lawyer Attorney of the Year
- 2006: Outstanding Alumnus Award, Augustana College[10]
Political affiliation
Though Minnesota judges run in nonpartisan elections, Justice Lillehaug previously ran (unsuccessfully) for attorney general on the Democratic Farmer Labor Party ticket in 1998.
Elections
2014
See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2014
Lillehaug ran for re-election to the supreme court.
General: He defeated Michelle L. MacDonald in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 53.2 percent of the vote.
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Recent news
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See also
External links
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- Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 7, 2014
- Princeton Union-Eagle, "Lillehaug sworn in June 3 to replace retiring Anderson on Minnesota Supreme Court," June 4, 2013
- Twin Cities Pioneer Press, "Incoming Minnesota Supreme Court justice says he has early-stage cancer," May 30, 2013
Footnotes
- ↑ HometownSource.com, "Supreme Court associate justice-designate David Lillehaug begins duties June 3," May 30, 2013
- ↑ CT Post, "Dayton appoints Lillehaug to Minn. Supreme Court," March 26, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Pioneer Press, "Mark Dayton taps Lillehaug for Minnesota Supreme Court," March 26, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 7, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Public Radio, "Lillehaug says he has Parkinson's, leaving Minnesota Supreme Court," June 12, 2019
- ↑ Star Tribune, "Minnesota Justice David Lillehaug won't seek re-election after Parkinson's diagnosis," June 12, 2019
- ↑ Justice David Lillehaug, "Biography," accessed February 1, 2019
- ↑ Twin Cities Pioneer Press, "Minnesota Supreme Court: David Lillehaug vs. Michelle MacDonald," October 14, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Associate Justice David L. Lillehaug," accessed August 4, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Associate Justice David L. Lillehaug," accessed February 1, 2019
Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Minnesota • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Minnesota
State courts:
Minnesota Supreme Court • Minnesota Court of Appeals • Minnesota District Courts • Minnesota Problem-Solving Courts • Minnesota Tax Court • Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals
State resources:
Courts in Minnesota • Minnesota judicial elections • Judicial selection in Minnesota
