Edward Toussaint | |
Office: | Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals |
Term Start: | November 1, 2010 |
Term End: | July 15, 2011 |
Birth Date: | 7 October 1941 |
Office2: | Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals |
Appointed2: | Arne Carlson |
Term Start2: | November 1, 1995 |
Term End2: | October 31, 2010 |
Preceded2: | Anne V. Simonett |
Succeeded2: | Matthew E. Johnson |
Office3: | Hennepin County District Court Judge |
Appointed3: | Arne Carlson |
Term Start3: | 1992 |
Term End3: | 1995 |
Alma Mater: | DePaul University |
Edward Toussaint, Jr. (born October 7, 1941)[1] is an American lawyer and judge from Minnesota. For 16 years, from 1995 until July 2011, he served as a judge on the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
Toussaint was appointed Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals in 1995 by Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson. He held the position until October 2010, when he stepped down as Chief Judge to take a seat on the court as an associate judge. He remained on the court until July 15, 2011, when he retired due to the state's mandatory retirement age.[2]
Toussaint now serves as a professor of law at William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul.[3] Before serving on the Court of Appeals, Toussaint served as a district judge in Hennepin County.