Helen M. Meyer (born February 24, 1954) is an American lawyer and former judge from the state of

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. She most recently served as an associate justice of the

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. Meyer graduated from the

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in 1976 with a degree in social work. She received a J.D. degree in 1982 from

William Mitchell College of Law William Mitchell College of Law was a private, independent law school located in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States, from 1956 to 2015. Accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), it offered full- and part-time legal education in pursuit of ...

Saint Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

. Before her appointment, Meyer worked as a civil trial lawyer and mediator for more than 20 years. Her civil trial practice included mediation and arbitration work. She was the owner of Meyer and Associates in St. Louis Park, since 1996. In 1987, she was a founding partner of the law firm Pritzker and Meyer in

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. Before that, she was an associate attorney with the Minneapolis law firm Schwebel, Goetz, Sieben and Hanson. From 1999 to 2002, Meyer was a member of the Minnesota Judicial Merit Selection Commission. The commission makes recommendations on state judicial appointments. She was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2002 by Governor

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, and was sworn in on August 5 of that year. Meyer joined the faculty at

after leaving the bench.

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External links

Judge Profile: Associate Justice Helen M. Meyer
State of Minnesota Judicial Branch.
Justice Helen M. Meyer Official Website
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