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Article: GOV. PAWLENTY APPOINTS MAGNUSON CHIEF JUSTICE OF MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
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- March 17, 2008
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Gov. Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn., issued the following press release:
Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Eric J. Magnuson as Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Magnuson will succeed the Honorable Russell A. Anderson, who announced his retirement from the Supreme Court last week. Chief Justice Anderson's retirement is effective on June 1, 2008.
"I want to again thank Chief Justice Anderson for 25 years of hard work and dedication as a judge, and for committing his life to protecting and upholding our state and nation's values and principles," Governor Pawlenty said.
Magnuson, 57, is an attorney and shareholder in the business litigation department at the Briggs and ...