Kathleen A. Blatz

The Honorable Kathleen A. Blatz
Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
In office 1996–2006
Appointed by	Arne Carlson
Preceded by	Alexander M. Keith
Succeeded by	Russell A. Anderson
Personal details
Born	July 22, 1954 Bloomington, Minnesota
Nationality	American
Spouse(s)	Wheelock Whitney, Jr.
Father	Jerome Blatz

Kathleen A. Blatz (born July 22, 1954) is a former Minnesota judge and politician.

Blatz was born in Minneapolis to Kay and Jerome Blatz. She attended high school at the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, Minnesota, and received her B.A. from the University of Notre Dame. Blatz received degrees from the University of Minnesota Law School and the University of Minnesota School of Social Work.^[1]

Blatz served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1979 to 1994. She was appointed a Hennepin County district court judge in 1994, associate justice of Minnesota Supreme Court on November 1, 1996, and Chief Justice on January 29, 1998. She retired from the court on January 10, 2006, and was succeeded as Chief Justice by Russell A. Anderson.^[2] Since 2006, she has served as a director/trustee on the Columbia RiverSource Boards.^[3]

Blatz is the daughter of Kay and Jerome Blatz.^[4] She currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

References

1. "Kathleen A. Blatz: U Awards & Honors". University of Minnesota. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
2. "Biographies of Judges and Justices of the Minnesota Appellate Courts". Minnesota State Law Library. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
3. Seligman Portfolios Inc. (2011), Riversources Variable Series Trust, Seligman Portfolios, Inc. Combined Proxy Statement
4. Hoppin, Jason (2009-08-24). "Obituary Jerome Blatz, 85". St. Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minnesota). Retrieved 2015-07-06.