Current Chief Justice Natalie Hudson announced last month she plans to retire on Sept. 30. Walz announced Tuesday Gaïtas will take over Oct. 1.

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Minnesota Chief Justice Theodora Gaïtas connects with community at the Catholic Charities 23rd annual cookout ...

ST. PAUL — Associate Justice Theodora Gaïtas took the oath of office on Monday, Sept. 16, formally joining the Minnesota Supreme Court during a ceremony in St. Paul. The addition will again make the ...

Gov. Tim Walz appointed Theodora Gaitas as chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday and named Reynaldo Aligada Jr. as the court’s newest associate justice.

Gov. Tim Walz announced today (Tuesday)) the appointment of Theodora Gaïtas as Minnesota’s next Supreme Court Chief Justice. She will assume the position on Oct. 1.

Theodora Gaitas, who has served as an associate justice since her appointment to the court by Walz in 2024, will succeed outgoing Chief Justice Natalie Hudson.

As she was ceremonially sworn in Monday as the newest member of the Minnesota Supreme Court, Theodora Gaïtas made Socrates an honorary Minnesotan. Gaïtas, a Minnesota native and University of ...

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (DFL) is expected to name Theodora Gaïtas as the new Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court Tuesday. With her rising to the chief judge's post, Walz is expected to ...

Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice Theodora "Teddy" Gaïtas was sworn in as the newest member of the court on Monday. When it comes to staying informed in Minnesota, our newsletters overdeliver.