Wendy Tien

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Wendy Tien

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

Minnesota Tax Court

Years in office: 2019 - 2025

Successor: Beverly Luther Quast

She was appointed to the court effective November 13, 2019, by Gov. Tim Walz (D) to replace Joanne Turner. She was elected to serve as chief judge of the court effective March 17, 2021. Tien left office 2025.

Education

Tien earned a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1989 and a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1993.

Career

• 2019-2025: Judge, Minnesota Tax Court
• 2016-2025: Assistant Minnesota Attorney General, Tax Litigation Division
• 2008-2016: Deputy Assistant Director, Executive Office for United States Trustees, U.S. Department of Justice
• 2000-2007: Trial attorney, Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice

See also

• Minnesota Tax Court
• Courts in Minnesota

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Minnesota Tax Court: Chief Judge Wendy S. Tien

Footnotes

Minnesota courts

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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