On This Date in Minnesota History: May 6

May 6, 1995 - Anne V. Simonett, the first woman to serve as Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, died on this date after only eight months in office.  Simonett, who was named Chief Judge on July 1, 1994, and resigned on March 31, 1995, succumbed to an incurable brain tumor. The daughter of Minnesota Supreme Court Justice John E. Simonett, she grew up in Little Falls, Minn.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Simonett 

Anne V. Simonett
https://mn.gov/law-library/research-links/judge-bios/anne-simonett.jsp

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