Paul Thissen
Justice · Minnesota
Nonpartisan
Biography
Paul Thissen is a judge for Seat 4 of the Minnesota Supreme Court. He assumed office in 2018. His current term ends on January 5, 2027. Thissen was first appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court by Governor Mark Dayton (D) in 2018. He was subsequently elected to the court in a nonpartisan election in 2020. Thissen is a former Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 61B from 2002 to 2018. He served as speaker of the House from 2013 to 2014.
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- Education
- Harvard University, 1989; University of Chicago, 1992
- Profession
- Attorney
- Religion
- Christian: Catholic
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