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Minnesota Territory is established, including the creation of a 3-member Territorial Supreme Court.
Minnesota becomes a state and the 3-member Minnesota Supreme Court is established.
Two additional Justices are added to the Minnesota Supreme Court, bringing the total to 5.
Two more Justices are added to the Minnesota Supreme Court, increasing membership from 5 to 7.
The Minnesota Judicial Council, a citizens group of lawyers and lay people, proposes the creation of an intermediate appellate court.
The Minnesota Citizens Conference to Improve the Administration of Justice again proposes the creation of an intermediate appellate court.
The National Center for State Courts conducts a study of the Appellate System in Minnesota looking at caseloads and backlogs; the study recommends creating an intermediate appellate court.
Two additional Justices are added to the Minnesota Supreme Court, increasing membership from 7 to 9 members.
Supreme Court Justices and other members of the bar lobby the Minnesota State Legislature to pass a bill permitting the establishment of a Court of Appeals. Governor Quie signs the Court of Appeals bill on March 22, 1982.
Minnesotans vote on a Constitutional Amendment to create a Court of Appeals; the Amendment passes by a vote of 1,118,022 in favor to 402,814 against.
Peter S. Popovich is appointed as the first Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals.
Judges Edward J. Parker, Daniel F. Foley, D.D. Wozniak, Suzanne C. Sedgwick, and Harriet Lansing are appointed to the Court of Appeals.
The first 6 judges are sworn in and the Court of Appeals officially opens for business.
Judges Doris Huspeni, Thomas Forsberg, David Leslie, Roger Nierengarten, Jim Randall, and Gary Crippen join the Court of Appeals, bringing the total to 12 judges.
One additional judge is added to the Court of Appeals, bringing the total to 13.
One additional judge is added to the Court of Appeals, bringing the total to 14.
Two additional judges are added to the Court of Appeals, bringing the total to 16.
Three additional judges are added to the Court of Appeals, bringing the total to 19.
The Court of Appeals celebrates its 40th Anniversary.