Minnesota Agencies
Information on Minnesota State Agencies, Boards, Task Forces, and Commissions
Compiled by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
Court of Appeals
Also known as:
Minnesota Court of Appeals
Active dates:1983 -
Authority:
Const. Art. VI, Sec. 2
Constitutional amendment (approved by voters, 1982).
Function: Hear appeals from decisions of Minnesota district and municipal courts, and from actions of some state agencies.
History:
The Minnesota Court of Appeals, which began on November 1, 1983, provides the citizens of Minnesota with prompt and deliberate review of all final decisions of the trial courts, state agencies and local governments. As the error-correcting court, the Court of Appeals handles most of the appeals, which allows the Minnesota Supreme Court to spend time resolving difficult constitutional and public policy cases.
Membership:
Members: Peter S. Popovich, 1983-1987 (chief, 1983-1987)
Notes:
See also LRL Clipping file C138.4 and Judicial Appointments Notebooks, Volumes 1 & 2 (KFM5925.5.A6 J83).
Documents/Articles:
News clippings and documents. Agencies Notebook Collection, 2010.
Record last updated:
08/16/2023
All information on this group from the Library’s collection of agency notebooks has been digitized. These
materials are incorporated into the “documents/articles” section of the record. Please contact a librarian with any questions. The Minnesota Agencies database is a work in progress.