G. Barry Anderson, Justice Minnesota Supreme Court

Retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Barry Anderson is a 1976 graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, and a 1979 graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School. He was a member of the Minnesota Court of Appeals from August 1998 until his appointment to the Supreme Court.  He was sworn in and joined the court on October 13, 2004, and reached the mandatory retirement age for judges in Minnesota, 70, in 2024 and retired from the Court on May 10, after 19 years of service.

Prior to his judicial service, he practiced law in outstate Minnesota and was a partner in the law firm of Arnold, Anderson & Dove. His civil trial experience includes personal injury and mechanic’s lien litigation and he also served as a city attorney for over a decade.

Justice Anderson’s background includes substantial public service including as a board member and chair of a variety of community organizations including service clubs, task forces and a local public access channel as well as a wide variety of other community activities.

Justice Anderson also served several terms on the Minnesota Judicial Council, the principal administrative body for the Minnesota Judicial Branch.

Justice Anderson also helped organize and served as a member of the Minnesota Citizens Commission For the Preservation of an Impartial Judiciary, which considered issues relating to judicial independence and impartiality.