Associate Justice Paul H. Anderson

Minnesota Judicial Center
Phone: (651) 297-7650

Educational Background:

B.A. Degree, cum laude, Macalester College, 1965

J.D. Degree, University of Minnesota, 1968

Legal and Professional Background:

• Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court , July 1, 1994 - present
  • His current term expires in January 2015.
• Chief Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals, Sept. 1992 - June 30, 1994
• Associate and Partner, LeVander, Gillen & Miller Law Offices, South St. Paul 1971-1992; specialized in real estate, estate planning, probate, business law, and construction litigation
• Special Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division and Department of Public Safety, Office of Minnesota Attorney General 1970-71
• VISTA (Volunteers In Service to America) attorney, 1968-69; served as a neighborhood attorney for New Haven Legal Assistance, New Haven, CT

Former Member and/or Officer:

• Dakota County Bar Association; board member and president
• Independent School District #199: board member & chairman of board
• Community Services Advisory Committee, Independent School District #199, member and chairman
• Independent School District #199 PER Committees 1982-84
• Deacon and Ruling Elder, House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul
• Board member and Executive Committee member, South St. Paul/Inver Grove Heights Chamber of Commerce
• Member and chair of Minnesota Judicial Selection Commission 1991-92
• Girls' basketball coach, Inver Grove Heights Youth Recreation

Interests and Hobbies:

Tennis, gourmet cooking, bike riding (participated in The Ride Across Minnesota (TRAM) for MS in 1993, 1994 and 1996)