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# Alan C. Page

Supreme Court of Minnesota · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Minnesota
- State: Minnesota
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## 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

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### remote hearing recording

Scope: statewide

Minnesota Judicial Branch remote-hearing guidance says recording or broadcasting a remote proceeding is not authorized except as provided by court rules.

Evidence excerpt: No recording or broadcasting of any remote proceeding is authorized other than as provided by court rules.

[Remote Hearing Information](https://mncourts.gov/remote-hearings)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### camera audio recording devices

Scope: 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.

Evidence excerpt: According to Rule 4 of the MN Rules of General Practice for the District Courts, no pictures or voice recordings

[Security & Weapons Screening - Going to Court](https://mncourts.gov/find-courts/hennepin/going-to-court/security-weapons-screening)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4840/alan-c-page/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4840/alan-c-page/)
- [Supreme Court of Minnesota current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4840/alan-c-page/)
- [Remote Hearing Information](https://mncourts.gov/remote-hearings)
- [Security & Weapons Screening - Going to Court](https://mncourts.gov/find-courts/hennepin/going-to-court/security-weapons-screening)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4840/alan-c-page/)
- [Alan C. Page / Minnesota State Law Library](https://mn.gov/law-library/research-links/justice-bios/alan-page.jsp)
- [Alan Page - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Page)

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