# Sandra Gardebring Ogren *Associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (1991–1998)* Sandra Sue Bailey Gardebring Ogren (June 14, 1947 – July 20, 2010) sat as an associate justice of the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]] from 1991 to 1998. She was named to the court in 1991 by Minnesota [[governor]] [[Rudy Perpich]].[^1] Before that appointment she had been a judge of the [[Minnesota Court of Appeals]] from 1989 to 1991. She left the Supreme Court by resignation in 1998.[^1] After leaving the bench, she held vice-presidential posts in university administration, at the [[University of Minnesota]] and at California Polytechnic State University.[^1] ## Early life and education Gardebring Ogren was a native of Bismarck, North Dakota. Her parents were Jack and Viola Sauter Bailey.[^1] She was a graduate of Luther College and of the [[University of Minnesota Law School]]. The source gives 1973 as the year of her graduation.[^1] ## Career Her judicial service began on the Minnesota Court of Appeals, where she sat from 1989 to 1991.[^1] In 1991 Governor Perpich appointed her an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. She resigned from that court in 1998.[^1] After her resignation, she held two vice-presidential posts. At the University of Minnesota, she was vice president for Institutional Relations. At California Polytechnic State University, she was vice president for Advancement.[^1] ## Personal life Her husband, Paul Anders Ogren, was a member of the [[Minnesota Legislature]]. Through the marriage she had two stepchildren.[^1] She died in California on July 20, 2010.[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - Sandra Sue Bailey Gardebring Ogren, associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court.[^1] ### When - Born June 14, 1947; died July 20, 2010.[^1] - Graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School; the source gives the year as 1973.[^1] - Served on the Minnesota Court of Appeals, 1989–1991.[^1] - Appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court by Governor Rudy Perpich in 1991.[^1] - Resigned from the Supreme Court in 1998.[^1] ### Where - Born in Bismarck, North Dakota; died in California.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Sandra Gardebring Ogren* (revision 1352549774, retrieved 2026-10-26) — establishes her birth and death, parentage, education, Court of Appeals service, appointment by Governor Rudy Perpich in 1991, 1998 resignation, later university posts, and marriage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Gardebring_Ogren