Margaret Helen Chutich (born June 18, 1958) is an
American
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lawyer and judge who has served as an associate justice of the
Minnesota Supreme Court
The Minnesota Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The court hears cases in the Supreme Court chamber in the Minnesota State Capitol or in the nearby Minnesota Judicial Center.
History
The court was first assemb ...
since 2016, when she was appointed by Governor
Mark Dayton
Mark Brandt Dayton (born January 26, 1947) is an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Minnesota from 2011 to 2019. He was a United States Senator for Minnesota from 2001 to 2007, and the Minnesota State Auditor from 1991 to ...
.
She previously served as a judge on the
Minnesota Court of Appeals
The Minnesota Court of Appeals is the intermediate appellate court in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It began operating on November 1, 1983.
Jurisdiction
The Court of Appeals has jurisdiction over most appeals from the state trial courts, inclu ...
.
Chutich worked in the office of the
Minnesota Attorney General
The attorney general of Minnesota is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. State of Minnesota. Thirty individuals have held the office of Attorney General since statehood. The incumbent is Keith Ellison, a DFLer.
Electi ...
and as an
Assistant U.S. Attorney for the
District of Minnesota. In 2008, she was appointed assistant dean of the
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
The Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs is a public policy and planning school at the University of Minnesota, a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is named after Hubert ...
at the
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. ...
. In 2011, Dayton appointed her to the appeals court.
Chutich is a graduate of
Anoka High School
Anoka High School is a four-year public high school located in Anoka, Minnesota, United States. It serves grades 9– 12 for the Anoka-Hennepin School District 11.
History
The first Anoka High School was opened in 1904 and located in downtown An ...
, the
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. ...
, and
Michigan Law
The law of Michigan consists of several levels, including constitutional, statutory, regulatory and case law. The '' Michigan Compiled Laws'' form the general statutory law.
Sources
The Constitution of Michigan is the foremost source of state ...
.
She is married to
Allina Health
Allina Health ( ) is a not-for-profit health care system based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It owns or operates 12 hospitals and more than 90 clinics throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Its subsidiary, Allina Medical Transpo ...
CEO Penny Wheeler, and is the first openly gay justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court.
The couple had one child, Olivia Chutich, who was found dead outside a sorority house at
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the ...
on January 22, 2021.
See also
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List of LGBT state supreme court justices in the United States
*
List of LGBT jurists in the United States
This is a list of openly LGBT Americans who are or were judges, magistrate judges, court commissioners, or administrative law judges in the United States and its federal district and territories. If known, it will be listed if a judge has serve ...
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1958 births
Living people
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21st-century American judges
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21st-century American women judges
Anoka High School alumni
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