Thomas M. Neuville

Thomas M. Neuville (January 31, 1950 – January 26, 2022) was an American judge and politician.

Neuville served in the Minnesota Senate in the District 25 in the southeastern part of the state. The district includes the northern half of Rice County, all of Le Sueur County, the southern part of Scott County, and the eastern third of Sibley County. He was first elected on November 6, 1990, serving five full terms and part of a sixth, before resigning effective January 1, 2008, to accept appointment as a Minnesota district court judge. Neuville served as Minnesota district court judge until 2018. He was sworn into office on January 10, 2008.

Neuville graduated with a B.A. in chemical engineering from Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan in 1972, and later earned his J.D. in 1976 from William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul. Before becoming a judge, he was an attorney with Grundhoefer, Neuville & Ludescher, P.A. He was a longtime resident of Northfield, was married and had five children and 9 grandchildren.

Neuville died at his home in Northfield, Minnesota, on January 26, 2022, at the age of 71.