Paul H. Anderson

Paul Holden Anderson (born May 14, 1943) is an American attorney and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. He served as chief judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals from 1992 to 1994.

Early life and education Anderson was born in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, to Helen Holden Anderson, the first president of the Eden Prairie Historical Society. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Macalester College in 1965 and a Juris Doctor form the University of Minnesota Law School in 1968.

Governor Carlson appointed Anderson to the Minnesota Court of Appeals as Chief Judge, beginning on September 1, 1992. Two years later, Carlson appointed Anderson to be an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, beginning on July 1, 1994. Anderson retired on May 31, 2013, when he reached the statutorily mandatory retirement age for judges in Minnesota.

Personal life Anderson lives in St. Paul with his wife, Jan, who worked as the human resources director at Metropolitan State University. They have one daughter, Isa, who is an elementary school teacher. Their second daughter, Marina, died in 2005.