Theodora Gaïtas
Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals
Assumed office
August 24, 2020
Appointed byTim Walz
Preceded byJohn Rodenberg
Personal details
EducationUniversity of Minnesota (BA, JD)

Theodora Gaïtas is an American lawyer serving as a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. She assumed office on August 24, 2020, succeeding John Rodenberg.

Education

Gaïtas earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Minnesota in 1991 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1994.[1]

Career

Gaïtas began her career as a law clerk in the Hennepin County Attorney's Office. She also served as a clerk for Judge Robert H. Schumacher of the Minnesota Court of Appeals and was an assistant public defender in the Office of the Minnesota Appellate Public Defender and Bucks County Public Defender's Office. Gaïtas later worked as an attorney at Matonich Law and served as a judge of the Hennepin County District Court from 2018 to 2020.[1] In May 2020, Governor Tim Walz appointed Gaïtas to serve as a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Minnesota Judicial Branch - Bio". www.mncourts.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  2. ↑ "Hennepin County Judge Theodora Gaïtas Named To Court Of Appeals". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  3. ↑ "Walz names Hennepin County Judge Gaitas to Court of Appeals". AP NEWS. 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
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