Chief Justice will recuse himself from Coleman contest

Source: Minnesota Independent

By Paul Demko 1/7/09 10:02 AM

Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Magnuson will recuse himself from participating in Norm Coleman’s legal contest of the U.S. Senate race, according to John Kostouros, Communications Director for the state’s Court Information Office. Under Minnesota law, the Chief Justice is charged with naming a three-judge panel to oversee the legal dispute. But since Magnuson served on the five-member State Canvassing Board that oversaw the recount, which gave challenger Al Franken a 225-vote lead, he will pass that duty on to justice Alan Page. Magnuson also recused himself from earlier hearings before the state’s top court.

Read more: http://minnesotaindependent.com/22312/chief-justice-wil...

Alan Cedric Page (born August 7, 1945 in Canton, Ohio) is a jurist and former professional American football player. He graduated from Canton Central Catholic High School in 1964, received his B.A. in political science from the University of Notre Dame in 1967, and received his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1978. Justice Page is particularly notable for the fact that he is both a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and an Associate Justice with the Minnesota Supreme Court. Justice Page is married to Diane Sims Page and is the father of four children, Nina, Georgi, Justin and Kamie.

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

<<Governor endorses Alan Page for reelection to Supreme Court.(NEWS)

Article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Article date: September 10, 1998 Author: Walsh, James

Gov. Arne Carlson, a Republican who has won bipartisan praise for his judicial selections, endorsed Justice Alan Page Wednesday for reelection.

While the state Supreme Court is considered nonpartisan, Carlson's endorsement of the DFLer underscores a message he has preached at several public events: the importance of an independent judiciary.>>

Arne Carlson has called on Normy to concede.

My post referred to Magnusen-- sorry for being unclear.

And he can be re-elected one more time in 2010, after which he has to retire.

He's had strong DFL ties his entire tenure.

a long time DFLer. His post is an elected non-partisian position. He is a good man. Very well respected throughout the state.

Not sure where you got that one from.

On March 17, 2008, Governor Pawlenty appointed Magnuson Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, replacing Russell A. Anderson. He was sworn in on June 2, 2008.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_J._Magnuson

:shrug:

as long as he is fair and impartial

WOW, he's a member of the Pro-Football Hall of Fame!	IWantAnyDem	Jan-07-09 04:05 PM	#1
the bigger questions is - is he a D?	DrDan	Jan-07-09 04:26 PM	#2
Nope. A friend of and appointed by Pawlenty. EOM	Melinda	Jan-07-09 04:42 PM	#3
Did he switch from DFL?	deurbano	Jan-07-09 04:52 PM	#5
As a side note:	MNDemNY	Jan-07-09 05:32 PM	#9
The OP is about Eric Magnuson, not Allan Page....	Melinda	Jan-07-09 06:00 PM	#10
Dupe n/t.	Melinda	Jan-07-09 06:07 PM	#14
Minnesota Supreme Court races are non-partisan	IWantAnyDem	Jan-07-09 04:56 PM	#6
Once more - my post is about Eric Magnusen, not Page. n/t.	Melinda	Jan-07-09 06:06 PM	#13
not true.	MNDemNY	Jan-07-09 04:58 PM	#7
Again, the OP is not about Allan Page, but Eric Magnusen.	Melinda	Jan-07-09 06:04 PM	#12
what ever.	MNDemNY	Jan-08-09 08:15 AM	#16
lmao.....	Melinda	Jan-09-09 04:01 AM	#19
He was elected to the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1992.	faygokid	Jan-07-09 05:09 PM	#8
The OP is about Eric Magnuson, not Allan Page; Page was elected to court in 1993...	Melinda	Jan-07-09 06:03 PM	#11
Hey, who is this thread about again?	carpentrerman	Jan-07-09 09:50 PM	#15
doesn't matter...	melm00se	Jan-08-09 10:01 AM	#17
and I question whether those 2 characteristics exist within the R community	DrDan	Jan-08-09 10:10 AM	#18
shamelessly hotlinked	YDogg	Jan-07-09 04:42 PM	#4