Kathleen A. Blatz
| The Honorable Kathleen A. Blatz | |
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| Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court | |
| In office 1996 - 2006 |
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| Appointed by | Arne Carlson |
| Preceded by | Alexander M. Keith |
| Succeeded by | Russell A. Anderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 22, 1954 Bloomington, Minnesota |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Wheelock Whitney, Jr. |
Kathleen A. Blatz (born July 22, 1954) is a former Minnesota judge and politician.
Blatz was born in Minneapolis to Kay and Jerome Blatz. She attended high school at the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, Minnesota, and received her B.A. from the University of Notre Dame. Blatz received degrees from the University of Minnesota Law School and the University of Minnesota School of Social Work.[1]
Blatz served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1979 to 1994. She was appointed a Hennepin County district court judge in 1994, associate justice of Minnesota Supreme Court on November 1, 1996, and Chief Justice on January 29, 1998. She retired from the court on January 10, 2006, and was succeeded as Chief Justice by Russell A. Anderson.[2] Since 2006, she has served as a director/trustee on the Columbia RiverSource Boards.[3]
Blatz is the daughter of Kay and Jerome Blatz.[4] She currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court 1998 - 2006 |
Succeeded by Russell A. Anderson |
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
- Minnesota Republicans
- University of Minnesota Law School alumni
- University of Notre Dame alumni
- People from Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Women state legislators in Minnesota
- Chief Justices of the Minnesota Supreme Court
- Minnesota state court judges
