Lorie Skjerven Gildea

Lorie Skjerven Gildea (born October 6, 1961) is an American attorney and jurist serving as chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. She has served as chief justice since Governor Tim Pawlenty appointed her to the position in 2010. She served as an associate justice on the Court from 2006 to 2010 and as a district judge for Hennepin County in the Fourth Judicial District from 2005 to 2006.

Lorie Skjerven Gildea
Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
Assumed office
July 1, 2010
Appointed byTim Pawlenty
Preceded byEric Magnuson
Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
In office
January 11, 2006 – July 1, 2010
Appointed byTim Pawlenty
Preceded byRussell Anderson
Succeeded byDavid Stras
Judge of the 4th Judicial District of Minnesota
In office
September 26, 2005 – January 10, 2006
Appointed byTim Pawlenty
Preceded byMyron Greenberg
Succeeded byDaniel Moreno
Personal details
Born (1961-10-06) October 6, 1961
Plummer, Minnesota
EducationUniversity of Minnesota, Morris (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)

Early life and education

Gildea was born on October 6, 1961, and raised in Plummer, Minnesota.[1] She received a Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, from the University of Minnesota Morris in 1983, and a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1986.

Career

After law school, she remained in Washington, D.C. and entered private practice at Arent Fox.[2]

Gildea later returned to Minnesota where, after working briefly as a special prosecutor for the city of Minneapolis, she became an associate general counsel for the University of Minnesota. She represented the university system for 11 years, including during the scandal involving former men's basketball coach Clem Haskins. She served on the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission from 2001 to 2004 under Governors Jesse Ventura and Tim Pawlenty.

Judicial service

Pawlenty appointed Gildea an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court in 2006. Her seat on the Court was up for election in 2008. She defeated three opponents in the primary election and Hennepin County District Judge Deborah Hedlund in the general election. In 2010, Pawlenty appointed her chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, replacing Eric Magnuson.[3] Her term as chief justice began on July 1, 2010, and she was sworn in at a July 12 ceremony in Saint Paul.[4]

In 2012, Gildea was reelected chief justice, defeating Daniel Griffith in the general election with 60% of the vote.[5] In 2018, Gildea was again reelected chief justice, unopposed.

Personal life

Gildea lives in the Lowry Hill neighborhood of Minneapolis.[6] She is an accomplished equestrian.[7] She was married to Andrew J. "Andy" Gildea, whom she met in law school. He was an active Republican. He died on November 5, 2021.[8]

References
  1. "Facts about Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea". LexisNexis Academic. Associated Press. October 27, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  2. "Chief Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea". Minnesota Judicial Branch. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  3. Olson, Rochelle (May 13, 2010). "Pawlenty's picks keep high court tilting right". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  4. Budig, T.W. (July 13, 2010). "Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea takes oath of office". Hometown Source. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  5. BallotPedia
  6. Scott, Gregory J. (September 6, 2010). "Chief Supreme". Southwest Journal. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  7. "Chief Supreme," by Gregory J. Scott, Southwest Journal, September 6, 2010
  8. "Andrew J. Gildea" (obituary), Minneapolis StarTribune, November 9, 2021.
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