Editing Minnesota (section)

=== Judiciary ===

Minnesota's court system has three levels. Most cases start in the [[Minnesota District Courts|district courts]], which are courts of general jurisdiction. There are 279 district court judgeships in ten judicial districts. Appeals from the trial courts and challenges to certain governmental decisions are heard by the [[Minnesota Court of Appeals]], consisting of 19 judges who typically sit in three-judge panels. The seven-justice [[Minnesota Supreme Court]] hears all appeals from the tax court, the [[Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals|workers' compensation court of appeals]], first-degree murder convictions, and [[Certiorari#State courts|discretionary appeals]] from the court of appeals; it also has [[original jurisdiction]] over election disputes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Supreme Court |publisher=Court Information Office, State of Minnesota |url=http://www.courts.state.mn.us/documents/CIO/otherResources/SupremeCourt.doc |format=doc |access-date=October 19, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061101095530/https://www.courts.state.mn.us/documents/CIO/otherResources/SupremeCourt.doc |archive-date=November 1, 2006 }}</ref>

Two specialized courts within administrative agencies have been established: the workers' compensation court of appeals, and the tax court, which deals with non-criminal tax cases.

Supreme Court Justices<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mncourts.gov/SupremeCourt.aspx |title=Minnesota Supreme Court |access-date=August 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806010915/https://www.mncourts.gov/supremecourt.aspx |archive-date=August 6, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Chief Justice [[Natalie Hudson]]
Associate Justices
* [[Gordon Moore (judge)]]
* [[Theodora Gaïtas]]
* [[Karl Procaccini]]
* [[Sarah Hennesy]]
* [[Anne McKeig]]
* [[Paul Thissen]]