Alan Page
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Alan Page (b. 1945) is an Associate Justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court, and a 1988 inductee to the National Football League Hall of Fame.
Justice Page is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame (1967) with a bachelor of arts degree in political science. He later earned his JD from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1978, while finishing a Hall of Fame career in the NFL.[1]
His legal career began with the Minneapolis law firm of Lindquist & Vennum. He joined the Minnesota Attorney General's office in 1985. He was elected to the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1992 and was sworn in on January 4, 1993.[2] He will be up for re-election in 2010.
Honorary degrees
- Doctor of Laws: University of Notre Dame, 1993; St. John's University, 1994; Westfield State College, 1994; Luther College, 1995; University of New Haven, 1999
- Doctor of Humane Letters: Winston-Salem State University, 2000; Gustavus Adolphus College, 2003; University of Notre Dame, 2004
Campaigns for court
In 2004, Justice Page held his seat on the Minnesota Supreme Court against challenger Tim Tingelstad. Page won 72% of the vote.[3]
Notable rulings
- Justice Page upholds corporal punishment[4]
External links
- Biography of Minnesota Supreme Court associate justice Alan Page
- Minnesotans to judge judge candidates
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