ACS Minnesota: A Conversation with Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Theodora Gaïtas

Please join the ACS Minnesota Lawyer Chapter to learn about Justice Gaïtas's path to the Minnesota Supreme Court, views on appellate practice, and tips for appearing before the Supreme Court. A Justice Theodora Gaïtas was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court in August 2024 by Governor Tim Walz. Previously, she served as a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals from 2020 to 2024, where she co-chaired the Tribal Court State Court Forum and that court's Equal Justice Committee. Justice Gaïtas also served as a district court judge in the Fourth Judicial District (Hennepin County) from 2018 to 2020.

Before her appointment to the bench, Justice Gaïtas was a partner at small law firm, representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases. For the majority of her career, however, she served as a public defender, initially working as a trial-level public defender, and then spending fifteen years as an attorney with Minnesota Appellate Public Defender's Office. As an attorney, Justice Gaïtas served as a member of the Minnesota Supreme Court's Advisory Committees for the Rules of Evidence, the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure, and the Rules of Criminal Procedure. She has taught appellate advocacy and criminal procedure at local law schools. Justice Gaïtas is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and the University of Minnesota Law School.

The conversation will be moderated by Adam Miller, Deputy General Counsel and Director of Judicial Appointments for the Office of Governor Walz and Lt. Governor Flanagan.

Featuring:

Hon. Theodora Gaïtas, Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court; Former Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals

Moderated by:

Adam Miller, Deputy General Counsel & Director of Judicial Appointments, Office of Governor Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan

Join us in person! Light refreshments will be provided by Stinson.