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Paul Arthur Magnuson

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Senior status. Born 1937.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Appointed by
Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Nominated
Sep 28, 1981
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
Oct 29, 1981
Commissioned
Oct 29, 1981
Senior status
Feb 9, 2002

Education

  • B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College, 1959
  • J.D., William Mitchell College of Law (now Mitchell Hamline School of Law), 1963

Career

  • Private practice, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1963-1981
  • Adjunct faculty, William Mitchell College of Law, 1982-1989
  • Instructor, Hamline University School of Law, 1987-1989

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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