Kathleen A. Blatz
Kathleen Ann Blatz | |
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| Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court | |
| In office 1998–2006 | |
| Appointed by | Arne Carlson |
| Preceded by | Alexander M. Keith |
| Succeeded by | Russell A. Anderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 22, 1954 Bloomington, Minnesota |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Wheelock Whitney, Jr. |
| Parent(s) | Jerome Blatz Kay Blatz |
Kathleen Ann Blatz (born July 22, 1954) is a former Minnesota judge and politician. She formerly served as the interim chair of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, which governs the U.S. Bank Stadium.[1]
Early life and education
Blatz was born in Minneapolis to Kay and Jerome Blatz. She attended high school at the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, Minnesota, and received her B.A. from the University of Notre Dame. Blatz received degrees from the University of Minnesota Law School and the University of Minnesota School of Social Work.[2]
Career
Blatz served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1979 to 1994.[3] She was appointed a Hennepin County district court judge in 1994, associate justice of Minnesota Supreme Court on November 1, 1996, and Chief Justice on January 29, 1998. She retired from the court on January 10, 2006, and was succeeded as Chief Justice by Russell A. Anderson.[4] Since 2006, she has served as a director/trustee on the Columbia RiverSource Boards.[5]
Personal life
Blatz is the daughter of the late Mary Kathleen "Kaye" McMahon Blatz (1926-1996) and Jerome Blatz (1923-2009).[6] She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was the second of nine children.
On June 2, 1984, in Hennepin County, she married Thomas Roger Berkelman (b. 1949), a Minnesota State Legislator from 1977 to 1983. He was previously divorced with one daughter, Lindsey Ann Berkelman. Together, Kathleen and Tom would have three sons: Hunter Blatz Berkelman (b. 1986), Carter Blatz Berkelman (b. 1988), and Maxwell Blatz "Max" Berkelman (b. 1992). They divorced around 2000.
On April 23, 2005, in Hennepin County, she married Wheelock Whitney Jr., businessman and politician. His first wife had died in 1986, and his second marriage had ended in divorce. He had four sons: Wheelock Whitney III, Pennell Whitney, Joseph Whitney, and Benson Whitney. He died in 2016.
References
- ^ Nelson, Tim (February 23, 2017). "Dayton taps Blatz as interim stadium authority chief". Minnesota Public Radio. St. Paul, Minnesota. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
Gov. Mark Dayton Thursday tapped former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz to take over as interim chair of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority.
- ^ "Kathleen A. Blatz: U Awards & Honors". University of Minnesota. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ Minnesota Legislators Past and Present-Kathleen Ann Blatz
- ^ "Biographies of Judges and Justices of the Minnesota Appellate Courts". Minnesota State Law Library. Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ Seligman Portfolios Inc. (2011), Riversources Variable Series Trust, Seligman Portfolios, Inc. Combined Proxy Statement
- ^ Hoppin, Jason (2009-08-24). "Obituary Jerome Blatz, 85". St. Paul Pioneer Press. St. Paul, Minnesota. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
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