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The Minnesota State Bar Association is a voluntary bar association for the state of Minnesota, whose members include lawyers, judges, and other legal practitioners, such as clerks, registrars, and paralegals. The MSBA is one of the oldest state bar associations in the United States. Membership is not required to practice law in Minnesota.
The following is a chronological list of Minnesota State Bar Association Presidents, beginning in 1901 when the organization was reconstituted. [1] MSBA President
Helen Kelly: [29] [53] [54] First female to serve as the President of the Minnesota State Bar Association (1987-1988) Sonia Miller-Van Oort: [ 55 ] First Hispanic American female (and Hispanic American in general) to serve as the President of the Minnesota State Bar Association (2017)
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This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Minnesota.It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are men who achieved other distinctions such becoming the first in their state to graduate from law school or become a political figure.
He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Minnesota State Bar Association, and is a Life Member of The Fellows of the American Bar Association. [5] Gilbert was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court by Governor Arne Carlson in 1998 and elected to the Court in 2000 with 69% of the statewide vote.
Procaccini has been recognized by the American Constitution Society, the Minnesota State Bar Association, Minnesota Super Lawyers, and Minnesota Lawyer for excellence and leadership in the practice of law. [24] Since 2019, he has been a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, an honor limited to 1% of licensed attorneys. [25]
The Minnesota State Bar Association named an annual award in her honor. [36] Minnesota Women Lawyers named its annual lecture in her honor. Wahl recalls the exhilarating sense of making history and that women have learned the hard way that those holding power never share it until it becomes politically necessary to do so.