# Sam Hanson

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{{Short description|American judge}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name         = Sam Hanson
| image        =
| office1      = Associate Justice of the [Minnesota Supreme Court](/source/Minnesota_Supreme_Court)
| appointer1   = [Jesse Ventura](/source/Jesse_Ventura)
| term_start1  = September 3, 2002
| term_end1    = January 1, 2008
| predecessor1 = [Joan N. Ericksen](/source/Joan_N._Ericksen)
| successor1   = [Christopher Dietzen](/source/Christopher_Dietzen)
| office2      = Judge of the [Minnesota Court of Appeals](/source/Minnesota_Court_of_Appeals)
| appointer2   = Jesse Ventura
| term_start2  = November 2000
| term_end2    = September 3, 2002
| predecessor2 = 
| successor2   = [Wilhelmina Wright](/source/Wilhelmina_Wright)
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1939|8|26}}
| birth_place  = [Mankato, Minnesota](/source/Mankato%2C_Minnesota), U.S.
| dead         = 
| death_date   = 
| death_place  = 
| spouse       = Mirja
| children     = 6 
}}
'''Samuel Lee Hanson'''<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinamerica0000unse_i4q1/page/442/mode/2up|title=Who's Who in American Law, 2005-2006|year=2005|publisher=Marquis Who's Who|page=443|isbn=978-0-8379-3522-5 }}</ref> (born August 26, 1939) is an American lawyer and judge from the state of [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota). He served on the [Minnesota Court of Appeals](/source/Minnesota_Court_of_Appeals) from 2000 to 2002 and as an associate justice of the [Minnesota Supreme Court](/source/Minnesota_Supreme_Court) from 2002 to 2008. When not serving on the bench, he has practiced with the [Minneapolis](/source/Minneapolis) law firm of Briggs & Morgan.

==Biography==
Hanson earned an undergraduate degree in [economics](/source/economics) and [istory](/source/istory) from [St. Olaf College](/source/St._Olaf_College) in 1961. He received a [Juris Doctor](/source/Juris_Doctor) from [William Mitchell College of Law](/source/William_Mitchell_College_of_Law) in 1965.

After law school, Hanson clerked for future Chief Justice [Douglas Amdahl](/source/Douglas_Amdahl) and Justice [Robert Sheran](/source/Robert_Sheran) before joining Briggs & Morgan, where he specialized in civil litigation and utility regulation.  In 2000, he was appointed to the [Minnesota Court of Appeals](/source/Minnesota_Court_of_Appeals) by Governor [Jesse Ventura](/source/Jesse_Ventura),<ref>{{Cite web|date=2002-08-30|title=Minnesota Supreme Court, Court of Appeals to Swear in Newest Members September 3|url= https://www.mncourts.gov/About-The-Courts/NewsAndAnnouncements/ItemDetail.aspx?id=138|access-date=2024-05-18|website=mncourts.gov|language=en}}</ref>  where he served until his appointment to the Supreme Court. In 2007, he announced that he would step down from the Court, effective at the beginning of 2008.<ref>{{cite web| last =Stawicki| first =Elizabeth| title =Hanson steps down from state Supreme Court| publisher =Minnesota Public Radio| date =2007-11-11| url =http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/10/11/hansonretires/| accessdate =2007-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-10-11|title=Justice Hanson Announces Retirement from Minnesota Supreme Court|url= https://www.mncourts.gov/About-The-Courts/NewsAndAnnouncements/ItemDetail.aspx?id=54|access-date=2024-05-18|website=mncourts.gov|language=en}}</ref>   Governor [Tim Pawlenty](/source/Tim_Pawlenty) named Minnesota Court of Appeals Judge [Christopher Dietzen](/source/Christopher_Dietzen) to succeed Justice Hanson.<ref>{{cite web| title= Pawlenty Taps Dietzen for Minnesota Supreme Court| url =http://wcco.com/local/minnesota.supreme.court.2.596588.html| accessdate =2007-12-04}}</ref>

Hanson and his wife, Mirja, have six children: Greta, Chrystina, Benjamin, Leif, Luke, and Jai.

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