Randolph Peterson | |
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Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals | |
In office 1990–2018 | |
Appointed by | Rudy Perpich |
Succeeded by | Jeanne Cochran |
Member of the Minnesota Senate | |
In office 1981–1990 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Minneapolis,Minnesota,U.S. | September 11,1953
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Minnesota (BA,JD) |
Randolph W. Peterson (born September 11,1953) was an American attorney,politician,and jurist.
Peterson was born in Minneapolis and graduated from the Forest Lake Area High School in Forest Lake,Minnesota. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree degree in political science from the University of Minnesota in 1976 and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1979. [1]
After graduating from law school,he was admitted to the Minnesota State Bar Association. Peterson served in the Minnesota Senate from 1981 to 1990 and was a Democrat. In 1990,Peterson was appointed to the Minnesota Court of Appeals. [2] He left the court in 2018 and was succeeded by Jeanne Cochran. [3]
Peterson lived in Wyoming,Minnesota,with his wife and family.[ citation needed ]
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