| The Honorable Helen M. Meyer | |
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| Associate Justice Minnesota Supreme Court |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2002 |
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| Appointed by | Jesse Ventura |
| Preceded by | Edward C. Stringer |
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| Born | February 24, 1954 St. Cloud, Minnesota |
| Children | 3 |
Helen M. Meyer (born February 24, 1954)[1] is an American lawyer and judge from the state of Minnesota. She currently serves as an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court.[2]
Meyer graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1976 with a degree in social work. She received her J.D. degree in 1982 from William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul.[3][4]
Prior to her appointment, Meyer worked as a civil trial lawyer and mediator for more than twenty years. Her civil trial practice included mediation and arbitration work. She was the owner of Meyer and Associates in St. Louis Park, since 1996. In 1987, she was a founding partner of the Pritzker and Meyer law firm in Minneapolis. Prior to that, she was an associate attorney with the Minneapolis law firm of Schwebel, Goetz, Sieben and Hanson.[3]
From 1999-2002, Meyer was a member of the Minnesota Judicial Merit Selection Commission. The commission makes recommendations on state judicial appointments. She was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2002 by Governor Jesse Ventura, and was sworn in on August 5 of that year.[3][5]
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| Preceded by Edward C. Stringer |
Associate Justice Minnesota Supreme Court 2002–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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