MINNESOTA
Minnesota Organizer(s):
Julie Morrison
The Infinity Project headquarters is located in Minnesota.
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Women serving on the federal bench in Minnesota:
Sr. Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright
Sr. Judge Susan Richard Nelson
Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright
Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer (ret.)
Magistrate Judge Becky Thorson (ret.)
Chief Bankruptcy Judge Katherine A. Constantine
32% of Minnesota’s state court judges are white women compared to 41% of the population and 7% are women of color compared to 9% of the population. Minnesota’s female Supreme Court majority includes a member of a tribal nation, an African American and a member of the LGBTQ community.
Gavel Gap
Recent News
Gov. Tim Walz builds on diversity in the state courts. (2019)
Counter Point: Diversity and Transparency Needed in Stras Nomination, Not a Rubber Stamp (2017)
Number of Female Chief Judges for District Courts in Minnesota Reaches Historic Levels (2017)
Dayton’s Most Lasting Legacy (2017)
Dayton picks new Supreme Court justice: Anne McKeig (2016)
The Minnesota Supreme Court primary may be the most important election nobody’s heard of (2016)
Dayton MN Supreme Court pick is court’s first openly gay member (2016)
Senate confirms Wright as U.S. judge in historic appointment (2016)
A push for federal court diversity (2015)
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Resources
Governor Mark Dayton Judicial Appointments
Paulsen announces application process for vacancies on federal district court