Theodora Gaïtas, Associate Justice 2024-

Theodora K. Gaïtas was appointed to the Supreme Court on August 1, 2024

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court on August 1, 2024 by Governor Tim Walz. Current term expires Jan. 2027

Appointed to the Court of Appeals on August 24, 2020, by Governor Tim Walz. Elected in 2022.

Appointed to the District Court on September 12, 2018, by Governor Mark Dayton.

Education: 

J.D., cum laude, University of Minnesota Law School, 1994
B.A., summa cum laude, University of Minnesota, 1991

Employment:

Attorney, Matonich Law, P.C., 2013-2018
​Assistant Public Defender, Office of the Minnesota Appellate Public Defender, 1998-2013
Assistant Public Defender, Second Judicial District Public Defender, 2001-2002
​Law Clerk, Honorable Robert H. Schumacher, Minnesota Court of Appeals, 1997
Assistant Public Defender, Bucks County Public Defender’s Office, Bucks County, PA, 1994-1996
​Law Clerk, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, 1993-1994

Professional and Community Activities:

Member, Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee for the Minnesota Rules of Evidence
Member, Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee for the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure
​Member, Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee for the Minnesota Rules of Criminal Procedure
Co-Chair, Domestic Violence Steering Committee, Hennepin County District Court
Minnesota State Bar Association
Hennepin County Bar Association
Minnesota District Court Judges Association
Minnesota Women Lawyers
Adjunct Professor of Law, William Mitchell College of Law
Judge, Law in Practice Chambers Conference, University of Minnesota Law School
Volunteer, Minnesota High School Mock Trial
Chair, Jungle Theater, Board of Directors
Member, ​Children of Incarcerated Caregivers, Board of Directors
Member, Twin Cities Theater Camp Board of Directors
Volunteer, Minnesota High School Mock Trial