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Judge Thomas A. Gilligan, Jr.

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed by Governor Mark Dayton on Sept. 2, 2014.  Elected in 2016 and 2022.  Current term expires Jan. 2029.

Education:

J.D., William Mitchell College of Law

B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Past Employment:

Shareholder and trial lawyer, Murnane Brandt

Adjunct professor, University of St. Thomas Law School

Current Professional and Community Activities:

  • Assembly representative, Minnesota State Bar Association
  • Board member, History Department Board of Visitors, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Member, Civil Litigation Section Council, MN State Bar Association

Past Professional and Community Activities:

  • Board member, coach, manager, St. Paul Blackhawks Soccer Club
  • Board member, The Sanneh Foundation
  • Guardian ad Litem, Ramsey County Guardian ad Litem Program
  • Volunteer attorney, Tubman Safety Project
  • Board member, Ramsey County Bar Association
  • Board member, Lawyers’ Professionalism and Ethics Committee, Defense Research Institute
  • Member, Operations Committee, Minnesota State Bar Association

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