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Eric Magnuson
| Eric Magnuson | |
|---|---|
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| Minnesota Supreme Court Justice | |
| Assumed office 2008 | |
| Succeeded by | David Stras |
Eric J. Magnuson was a justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court. He was appointed to this position on June 2, 2008 by Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a Republican. Magnuson retired from the court on June 30, 2010 to return to the private practice of law.[1][2][3]
Education
Justice Magnuson earned his B.A. degree in history from the University of Minnesota. he received his J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law, graduating cum laude.
Career
Prior to joining the supreme court, Magnuson was a law clerk to former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Sheran from 1976 until 1977. He was an attorney and Partner with the Rider Bennett law firm, in Minneapolis from 1977-2007 and an attorney and shareholder at Briggs and Morgan in Minneapolis, specializing in appellate law. Justice Magnuson was appointed by Governor Tim Pawlenty to be chair of the Commission on Judicial Selection in 2003. He served in that role until 2008.[4]
Judicial selection
Justice Magnuson prefers a system of selecting judges contrary to the nonpartisan election system that Minnesota employs. Justice Magnuson suggests that Minnesota is at risk of having "negative and expensive" elections.[5]
Awards, Memberships, and Civic Activities
- Founding president of the 8th Circuit Bar Association
- Fellow and past president of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers
- Co-reporter to the Minnesota Supreme Court Appellate Rules Committee
- Member of American Bar Association
- Prior chair of Court Rules Committee and Judicial Administration Committee[6]
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Star Tribune "A good chief leaves too soon," March 11, 2010
- ↑ Woodbury Bulletin "Minnesota Supreme Court chief stepping down," March 11, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ Star Tribune "Magnuson steps down as state's chief justice," March 11, 2010
- ↑ Magnuson's Bio Page
- ↑ Chief justice fears negative, expensive judicial elections (dead link)
- ↑ Magnuson's Bio Page
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
