Lorie Skierven Gildea

Education

B.A. Degree, with distinction
University of Minnesota Morris, 1983

J.D. Degree, magna cum laude, order of the coif
Georgetown University Law Center, 1986

Legal Background

Appointed as Chief Justice on July 1, 2010. Elected in 2012. Term expires Jan. 2019.

Appointed as Associate Justice on January 11, 2006.

Prior to being appointed to the Supreme Court, Gildea served as a judge in the Fourth Judicial District, Hennepin County.

Before being appointed to the bench in September 2005, Gildea was a prosecutor in the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office (2004-2005), Associate General Counsel at the University of Minnesota (1993-2004) and in private litigation practice at Arent Fox in Washington, D.C. (1986-1993).

Community Involvement

Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission (May 2001-November 2004)
Board of Directors, YWCA of Minneapolis (July 2000-June 2003)
Advisory Board, MINNCORR Industries (June 2000-June 2002)
Professional Affiliations

Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure (2004-2006)

Minnesota State Bar Association

Member, Council (July 1, 2003-Present)
Member, Assembly (2000-Present)
Member, Governing Council, Civil Litigation Section (2000-2006)

Hennepin County Bar Association

Member, Board of Directors (2000-2004)
Chair, Finance and Planning Committee (2002-2003)
Co-chair, The Hennepin Lawyer Committee (2001-2002)

Justice

Minnesota Supreme Court

2006 - Current

Appointed as Chief Justice on July 1, 2010. Elected in 2012. Term expires Jan. 2019.

Judge

Fourth Judicial District, Hennepin County

2005 - 2006

Prosecutor

Hennepin County Attorney’s Office

2004 - 2005

Associate General Counsel

University of Minnesota

1993 - 2004

Attorney

Arent Fox in Washington, D.C.

1986 - 1993

The George Washington University Law School

J.D. (1986) | Law

1986

Honors: magna cum laude, order of the coif

University of Minnesota - Morris

B.A. (1983)

1983

Honors: with distinction

Minnesota State Bar Association

Member

2000 - Current

Activities: Member, Council (July 1, 2003-Present) Member, Assembly (2000-Present) Member, Governing Council, Civil Litigation Section (2000-2006)

Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure

Member

2004 - 2006

Hennepin County Bar Association

Various

2000 - 2004

Activities: Member, Board of Directors (2000-2004) Chair, Finance and Planning Committee (2002-2003) Co-chair, The Hennepin Lawyer Committee (2001-2002)