Margaret Chutich

Margaret Helen Chutich (born June 18, 1958) is an American lawyer and judge, who has served as an Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court since 2016, when she was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton.[1] She previously served as a judge on the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

Margaret H. Chutich
Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
Assumed office
March 17, 2016
Appointed byMark Dayton
Preceded byWilhelmina Wright
Associate Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals
In office
December 27, 2011 – March 17, 2016
Appointed byMark Dayton
Preceded byGordon Shumaker
Succeeded byDiane B. Bratvold
Personal details
Born (1958-06-18) June 18, 1958
Spouse(s)Penny Wheeler
ChildrenOlivia Chutich
ResidenceMinneapolis, Minnesota
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
University of Michigan Law School

Chutich worked in the office of the Minnesota Attorney General, 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 at the University of Minnesota. In 2011, Governor Dayton appointed her to the appeals court.[2][3]

Chutich is a graduate of Anoka High School and the University of Minnesota, as well as Michigan Law.[4] She is married to Allina Health CEO Penny Wheeler, and is the first openly gay justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court.[1] Chutich is one of ten LGBT state supreme court justices currently serving in the United States.

References
  1. Bakst, Brian (January 22, 2016). "Dayton MN Supreme Court pick is court's first openly gay justice". MPR News. Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  2. Gov. Dayton appoints two members of state Court of Appeals
  3. University of Minnesota biography
  4. Froemming, Mandy Moran (March 22, 2012). "New appeals court judge has Anoka roots". ABC Newspapers. ECM. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Gordon Shumaker		 Associate Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals
2011-2016		 Succeeded by
Diane B. Bratvold
Preceded by
Wilhelmina Wright		 Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
2016–present		 Incumbent


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