ST. PAUL, Minn. — Chief Justice Natalie Hudson of the Minnesota Supreme Court is retiring. She set a date in September, a few months in advance of her 70th birthday and mandatory retirement. She was appointed to the High Court by Governor Mark Dayton in 2015 and named chief justice by Governor Tim Walz in 2023. It will be up Walz to appoint a numerical replacement on the Court, as well as a new chief justice.
Hudson. Third woman and first person of color to lead state’s highest court. A 1982 lUniversity of Minnesota aw graduate.