Anne Simonett

Anne V. Simonett (1952–1995) was an American lawyer and judge from Minnesota. She was the first woman to be Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

Anne Simonett
Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals
In office July 1, 1994 – March 31, 1995
Appointed by	Arne Carlson
Preceded by	Paul H. Anderson
Succeeded by	Edward Toussaint, Jr.
Personal details
Born	July 30, 1952 Little Falls, Minnesota
Died	May 6, 1995 Hennepin County, Minnesota
Spouse	Henry Shea
Children	Two
Alma mater	Lawrence University Yale University Harvard University

The daughter of the Minnesota Supreme Court Justice John E. Simonett, Anne Simonett received a degree in music from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. She received a master's degree in music performance, graduating magna cum laude from Yale University. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Harvard University in 1981.

Simonett worked in business litigation for Faegre & Benson and became a partner. She was appointed a trial court judge in Minnesota's Fourth Judicial District. In 1994 Governor Arne Carlson named her to be Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, succeeding Chief Judge Paul H. Anderson, who had been appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court.

During her first year in office, Simonett was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor. She resigned on March 31, 1995 and died on May 6 the same year.

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Preceded by Paul H. Anderson	Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals 1994 - 1995	Succeeded by Edward Toussaint, Jr.