# Helen Meyer *American lawyer and former associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court* Helen M. Meyer (born February 24, 1954) is a lawyer from [[Minnesota]]. She was appointed as an associate justice of the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]] in 2002.[^1] Before joining the court, she spent more than two decades in civil trial practice and mediation. After leaving the bench, she taught at William Mitchell College of Law.[^1] ## Early life and education Meyer earned a social work degree from the [[University of Minnesota]] in 1976.[^1] In 1982, William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul awarded her a J.D.[^1] ## Legal career Before 1987, Meyer practiced as an associate attorney with Schwebel, Goetz, Sieben and Hanson, a firm in [[Minneapolis]].[^1] In 1987 she was one of the founding partners of the Minneapolis firm Pritzker and Meyer.[^1] From 1996 she owned Meyer and Associates, based in St. Louis Park.[^1] Her civil trial work in the more than 20 years before her appointment extended to mediation and arbitration.[^1] ## Judicial selection and service From 1999 to 2002, Meyer sat on the Minnesota Judicial Merit Selection Commission. That body recommends candidates for state judicial appointments.[^1] In 2002 the state's [[governor]], [[Jesse Ventura]], appointed her to the Supreme Court. She took office on August 5, 2002.[^1] ## Later career After her service on the court, Meyer took a faculty position at William Mitchell College of Law.[^1] She was a board member of the Mark Morris Dance Group from 2020 until at least 2023.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Helen Meyer* (revision 1368079966, retrieved 2026-10-26) — birth date, education, legal practice, Judicial Merit Selection Commission membership, 2002 appointment by Governor Jesse Ventura and August 5 swearing-in, later faculty and board service. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Meyer