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Minnesota Supreme Court
The highest court in Minnesota. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Nonpartisan electionHow justices are chosenVoters elect the justices; no party label appears on the ballot.
6 yearsTerm length
7Sitting justices
1858Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
Theodora Gaïtas
Chief Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: October 1, 2026
Appointed by Tim Walz (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Sarah E. Hennesy
Justice · Seat 1
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: May 13, 2024
Appointed by Tim Walz (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Reynaldo Aligada
Justice · Seat 2
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: October 1, 2026
Appointed by Tim Walz (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Gordon Moore
Justice · Seat 3
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: August 3, 2020
Appointed by Tim Walz (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Paul Thissen
Justice · Seat 4
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2018
Appointed by Mark Dayton (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Anne K. McKeig
Justice · Seat 5
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: September 15, 2016
Appointed by Mark Dayton (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Karl Procaccini
Justice · Seat 6
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: October 2, 2023
Appointed by Tim Walz (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Source: Ballotpedia, Minnesota Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.