Thomas M. Neuville (January 31, 1950 – January 26, 2022) was an American judge and politician.
Neuville served in the
Minnesota Senate in the District 25 in the southeastern part of the state.
The district includes the northern half of
Rice County, all of
Le Sueur County, the southern part of
Scott County, and the eastern third of
Sibley County. He was first elected on November 6, 1990, serving five full terms and part of a sixth, before resigning effective January 1, 2008, to accept appointment as a Minnesota district court judge. Neuville served as Minnesota district court judge until 2018.
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Neuville's special legislative concerns included crime and public safety, prisons, child support reform, courts and judicial selection, health care reform, family, cultural and life issues. His Minnesota State Senate committee assignments included:
* Business, Industry and Jobs
* Finance
* Finance Subcommittee: Public Safety Budget Division, where he was the Ranking Minority Member
* Judiciary
* Rules and Administration Subcommittee: Ethical Conduct
* Rules and Administration Subcommittee: Permanent and Joint Rules
On November 28, 2007, the Minnesota governor's office announced that Neuville had been selected to fill a vacancy as a Judge for the Rice County District Court. He was sworn into office on January 10, 2008.
Neuville graduated with a B.A. in chemical engineering from ]Michigan Technological University
Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech, MTU, or simply Tech) is a public research university in Houghton, Michigan, founded in 1885 as the Michigan Mining School, the first post-secondary institution in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. ...
in Houghton, Michigan
Houghton (; ) is the largest city and seat of government of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Houghton is the largest city in the Copper Country region. It is the fifth-largest city in the Uppe ...
in 1972, and later earned his J.D. in 1976 from William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul
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. Before becoming a judge, he was an attorney with Grundhoefer, Neuville & Ludescher, P.A. He was a longtime resident of Northfield Northfield may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Northfield, Aberdeen, Scotland
* Northfield, Edinburgh, Scotland
* Northfield, Birmingham, England
* Northfield (Kettering BC Ward), Northamptonshire, England
United States
* Northfield, Connec ...
, was married and had five children and 9 grandchildren.
Neuville died at his home in Northfield, Minnesota, on January 26, 2022, at the age of 71.Thomas M. Neuville-obituary
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References
External links
Minnesota Judicial Branch Judge Profile
MPR Vote Tracker: Tom Neuville
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1950 births
2022 deaths
21st-century American politicians
Republican Party Minnesota state senators
Minnesota state court judges
People from Marinette, Wisconsin
People from Northfield, Minnesota
Michigan Technological University alumni
William Mitchell College of Law alumni
Minnesota lawyers
21st-century American judges
20th-century American politicians