Lorie Skjerven Gildea

Lorie Skjerven Gildea
Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
In office
July 1, 2010  October 1, 2023
Appointed byTim Pawlenty
Preceded byEric Magnuson
Succeeded byNatalie Hudson
Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
In office
January 11, 2006  July 1, 2010
Appointed byTim Pawlenty
Preceded byRussell Anderson
Succeeded byDavid Stras
Judge of the 4th Judicial District of Minnesota
In office
September 26, 2005  January 10, 2006
Appointed byTim Pawlenty
Preceded byMyron Greenberg
Succeeded byDaniel Moreno
Personal details
Born (1961-10-06) October 6, 1961
Plummer, Minnesota, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Minnesota, Morris (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)

Lorie Skjerven Gildea (born October 6, 1961) is an American attorney. She served as chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from her appointment by Governor Tim Pawlenty in 2010 until her retirement on October 1, 2023. She served as an associate justice of the Court from 2006 to 2010 and as a district judge for Hennepin County in the Fourth Judicial District from 2005 to 2006.