Alan C. Page at a glance
- Current role
- Former Judge
- Current assignment
- Supreme Court of Minnesota
- Jurisdiction
- Minnesota · State
- Judicial service
- Former
Alan C. Page
Former Judge · Supreme Court of Minnesota
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Supreme Court of Minnesota, 1993-present
- Alan Cedric Page is an American former professional football player and Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, serving from 1993 until his mandatory retirement in 2015
- Began practicing law in 1979 at Lindquist & Vennum, then served in the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office from 1985 to 1993
- On November 3, 1992, he was elected to the Minnesota Supreme Court, becoming the first African-American justice on the court Minnesota's State Portal
Education
- While still playing professionally, Page completed his J.D. at the University of Minnesota Law School in 1978.
- Football scholarship to the University of Notre Dame, where he helped lead the team to a 1966 national championship and was named an All-American.
- University of Notre Dame — B.A.
Additional information
- In 2018, President Donald Trump awarded Page the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
- He was re-elected in 1998 and 2004, serving until 2015
- Practitioner, 1992-1992
- He played 15 NFL seasons (1967–1981) as a defensive tackle, primarily with the Minnesota Vikings and later the Chicago Bears, earning the NFL’s Most Valuable Player Award in 1971 — the first defensive player in NFL history to receive it.
- Born August 7, 1945, Canton, Ohio.
- Date of birth: 1945-08-07
- He has received numerous honorary degrees and awards, including the Equal Justice Award and the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Distinguished American Award
- He is a member of both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Statewide
Minnesota Judicial Branch remote-hearing guidance says recording or broadcasting a remote proceeding is not authorized except as provided by court rules.
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Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
Minnesota court guidance cites Rule 4 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice and says pictures or voice recordings are not allowed except the official court record.
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Sources
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