'This is a tremendous responsibility that I approach with humility and resolve,' Hudson said.
Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday promoted Natalie Hudson to become chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court this fall, making her the first person of color to lead it.
Judicial appointments in Minnesota do not need legislative confirmation, though they periodically must go before the voters. Then-Gov. Mark Dayton appointed Hudson to the high court in 2015 to replace retiring Justice Alan Page, who was the first Black justice on the state Supreme Court. Hudson began her legal career in 1982 as a staff attorney with Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, where she represented indigent clients in housing matters, according to herWaltz named Karl Procaccini, his former general counsel, to fill Hudson's spot as associate justice.
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