Edward Toussaint

Edward Toussaint, Jr. (born October 7, 1941)[1] is an American lawyer and judge from Minnesota. For 16 years, from 1995 until July 2011, he served as a judge on the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

Edward Toussaint
Judge of the
Minnesota Court of Appeals
In office
November 1, 2010 โ€“ July 15, 2011
Chief Judge of the
Minnesota Court of Appeals
In office
November 1, 1995 โ€“ October 31, 2010
Appointed byArne Carlson
Preceded byAnne V. Simonett
Succeeded byMatthew E. Johnson
Hennepin County
District Court Judge
In office
1992โ€“1995
Appointed byArne Carlson
Personal details
Born (1941-10-07) October 7, 1941
Alma materDePaul University

Toussaint was appointed Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals in 1995 by Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson. He held the position until October 2010, when he stepped down as Chief Judge to take a seat on the court as an associate judge. He remained on the court until July 15, 2011, when he retired due to the state's mandatory retirement age.[2]

Toussaint now serves as a professor of law at William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul.[3] Before serving on the Court of Appeals, Toussaint served as a district judge in Hennepin County.

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2013-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Minnesota Court of Appeals Gets New Chief Judge
  3. "Hon. Edward Toussaint Joins William Mitchell Faculty". Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2011-08-10.


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