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David L. Lillehaug

Justice

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed on Mar. 26, 2013, by Governor Mark Dayton, effective June 3, 2013. Elected in 2014. Current term expires Jan. 2021.

Education:

J.D. cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1979.

B.A. summa cum laude, Augustana College, 1976.

Employment:

Law Clerk to the Hon. Harry MacLaughlin, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 1979-81.

Issues Aide and Executive Assistant to the Hon. Walter Mondale, 1983-1984.

United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota, 1994-1998.

Private Practice, 1981-1983, 1984-1994, 1998-2013. Last Position: Officer/Shareholder, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Minneapolis, 2002-2013.

Professional Memberships:

Minnesota State Bar Association: Governing Council, Civil Litigation Section, 1987-1990; Author’s Award, 1990; Founding Chair, Construction Law Section, 1989-1991; Advisory Committee, Mock Trial Program, 2012-present.

Honors:

Outstanding Alumnus Award, Augustana College, 2006.

Minnesota Lawyer Attorney of the Year, 2009.

Hall of Fame, Sioux Falls Washington High School, 2012.

Articles:

 "What would a lawyer 100 years from now think of this decision?" An interview with Justice David Lillehaug of the Minnesota  Supreme Court by Jon Schmidt, Bench & Bar of Minnesota, June 3, 2018.

Interviews: 

In Their Own Words: The Justices of the Minnesota Supreme Court, Videos of Justice David L. Lillehaug

David L. Lillehaug Portrait
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