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  • Appointed on May 14, 2018, by Governor Mark Dayton.

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    Paul Thissen

    American judge and politician (born 1966)

    Paul Thissen

    Incumbent

    Assumed office
    May 14, 2018
    Appointed byMark Dayton
    Preceded byDavid Stras
    In office
    January 8, 2013 – January 5, 2015
    Preceded byKurt Zellers
    Succeeded byKurt Daudt
    In office
    January 6, 2015 – January 2, 2017
    Preceded byKurt Daudt
    Succeeded byMelissa Hortman
    In office
    January 4, 2011 – January 7, 2013
    Preceded byKurt Zellers
    Succeeded byKurt Daudt
    In office
    January 7, 2003 – April 20, 2018
    Preceded byMark Gleason
    Succeeded byJamie Long
    Born (1966-12-10) December 10, 1966 (age 58)
    Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
    Political partyDemocratic
    SpouseKaren Wilson
    Children3
    EducationHarvard University (BA)
    University of Chicago (JD)

    Paul Thissen (born December 10, 1966) is an American politician and jurist serving as an associate justice of t

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    Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
    Former Speaker, Minnesota House of Representatives

    Paul Thissen, JD, is an Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court and former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He also served twice as Democratic Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party Minority Leader and is the first person to have served both as Minnesota House Speaker and on the Minnesota Supreme Court. Before being appointed to the court, Thissen focused on a range of issues  legislative career He was a key player in passing significant legislation, including major changes to Minnesota’s eminent domain laws to protect the rights of individual property owners, the merger of the insolvent Minneapolis Teachers Retirement Fund into the statewide teachers pension fund, a nation-leading law to curb abusive tax-preparer practices, and an overhaul of state campaign law.

    During Thissen’s Speakership, the Minnesota Legislature passed the first significant inv

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    Paul C. Thissen

    Justice

    Appointment

    Appointed to the Supreme Court by Governor Mark Dayton on May 14, 2018. Current term expires Jan. 2021.

    Education

    • J.D., with honors, University of Chicago Law School, 1992
    • A.B., magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1989

    Past Employment

    • Minnesota State Representative, 2003-2018
    • Speaker of the Minnesota House, 2013-2014
    • Democratic House Leader, 2011-2016
    • Chair of the Health and Human Service Committee, 2007-2010
    • Ballard Spahr Law Firm (formerly Lindquist & Vennum), 2010-2018
    • Briggs and Morgan lag Firm, 1993-2010
    • Minnesota State Public Defenders Office, Appellate Division, 1998-1999
    • Federal Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Clerking for the Honorable Judge James Loken, 1992-1993

    Professional Memberships

    • Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA)
    • Hennepin County Bar Association (HCBA)
    • Executive Board Member, New Lawyers Division of the HCBA and MSBA
    • Coach, MSBA Mock Trial Co
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