Courts & rulings
Minnesota · highest court
Minnesota Supreme Court
Elected (nonpartisan)
Chief: Designated by the governor (the governor appoints one justice to serve as chief justice). Justices otherwise face nonpartisan election; midterm vacancies are filled by gubernatorial appointment. Mandatory retirement at age 70..
Justices
All judges & justices →- Natalie E. Hudson
- Anne K. McKeig
- Paul C. Thissen
- Gordon L. Moore
- Karl Procaccini
- Sarah E. Hennesy
- Theodora Gaïtas
Roster as of 2026-06-13.
Constitution of the State of Minnesota
Adopted 1857. Its declaration of rights sits in Article I (Bill of Rights). This court has the final word on what the Minnesota constitution means.
Interstitial, departs when state-specific factors justify it
How a state reads its own rights provisions relative to the federal floor, lockstep vs departure.
State-court structure and selection methods are from official and reference sources; the justice roster is point-in-time. Civibrief carries each state's highest court (lower state courts are out of scope for now).