Admitted
1960, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1963, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1960
Law School Graduation Year
1960
College
Amherst College, B.A., cum laude, 1957
Memberships
Minnesota State Bar Association (Member: Executive Committee, 1994-1998; Alternative Dispute Resolution Section); Burger Inn of Court.
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, University of Minnesota Law Review, 1959-1960. Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1994-2002. Executive Vice President and General Counsel, The Pillsbury Company, 1980-1989. General Counsel, U.S. Department of Education, 1989-1991. Chif of Staff, Governor Arne Carlson, 1992-1994. Member, Commercial Panel, American Arbitration Association. Qualified Neutral, Arbitrator and Mediator, Minnesota Supreme Court.