• Born: May 14, 1944
  • Birthplace: Eden Prairie, Minnesota
  • Graduated from Macalester College in 1965 with a B.A. cum laude
  • Earned J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in Minneapolis
  • Served as a special Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division and Department of Public Safety, Office of the Minnesota Attorney General
  • Served as a VISTA (Volunteers In Service to America) attorney
  • Worked in private practice as a partner in the law firm of LeVander, Gillen & Miller Law Offices
  • Served as Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals from 1992-1994
  • Took office as Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court on July 1, 1994

In 2010, Justice Anderson addresses the State Canvassing Board on issues related to attempted challenges deemed frivolous.

 

Justice Anderson at Hubert Humphrey’s Birthday Centennial in Minneapolis City Hall, May 27th 2011

 

Justice Anderson giving commencement speech at Central Lakes College in 2010.

 

 
Minnesota Legislative News

Court ruling challenges residents’ identity as students
January 27, 2011

St. Paul, Minn. — The Supreme Court’s recent ruling that medical residents are employees — not students — raises questions beyond whether they should be paying into Social Security and Medicare.

The ruling this month in the case involving the Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota officially only applies to payroll taxes. But residents and labor groups across the country are asking whether it could lead to changes to things like who regulates working hours, or who is eligible for student perks like discounted bus passes.

Money isn’t the only factor driving the debate over whether medical residents should be considered students or employees. Working conditions — and patient care — have also been part of the discussion.

With student status, residents can vote in their home state and save money by staying on their parents’ cheap car insurance policy.

“Even though the Supreme Court’s ruling doesn’t go beyond the FICA taxes, just having it in the statements that residents are classified as employees or workers instead of students would give us some kind of leverage,” said Divya Sood, president of the association’s chapter at the University of Minnesota.