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A selection of newspaper and magazine articles featuring Justice Paul Anderson.

Justice Anderson hosts visit by Kyrgyzstan judges studying American rule of law
Late in October, Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Paul Anderson was the chief host to a visiting delegation of jurists from Kyrgyzstan. a democratic republic formed 17 years ago, one that has been called an "island of democracy" in Central Asia.

They came to Minnesota to study our court system and our rule of law. It is part of Kyrgyzstan's stated effort toward judicial reform in a place that had been under tight Soviet control and influence for seven decades.

Justice Anderson was selected as host because of his international reputation for upholding the rule of law and acting as an ambassador for this cause to many countries.

You can find out more about this from two excellent stories in the St. Paul Pioneer press:

An agenda for the event is available here

Dairy Star Newspaper Article
Written by Kristen J. Kubisiak, Reproduced with permission

"…Anderson…grew up on a 90-head dairy operation in Eden Prairie, Minn…and he was actively involved in farm chores…" Read More...

Marshall Independent
Written by Rae Kruger, reproduced from website with permission

"Marshall High School students, there is a judge anxious to speak with you….'this is an investment in our future,' Anderson said of hearing a court case in a high school….a way to show students how the system works…" Read More...

Anderson and Specht The One-Year Partnership: Clerk Andrea Specht Finds Her Voice with the Guidance of One of the State’s Most Respected Jurists
From University of St. Thomas School of Law, Winter 2008
Written by Chato B. Hazelbaker,, reproduced with permission

"By the end of Andrea Specht’s clerkship with Associate Justice Paul H. Anderson of the Minnesota Supreme Court, it was hard to believe they had been working together only a year. 'It is the type of rapport that you can only have with someone in whom you have complete confidence…,' Anderson said. 'I want my clerks to become my independent counsel.'" Read More...

Minnesota Good Age
When I’m 64
Written by Monica Wright, reproduced with permission.

"…Anderson’s key for staying sharp? Using his role as a justice to interact with the public instead of sticking solely to the bench. 'I really enjoy explaining what we do…'" Read More...