MINNESOTA COURT RULES

APPELLATE PROCEDURE

Rules of Practice Before the Minnesota Supreme Court for Former Justices and Employees of the Court

Effective April 1, 2011

Rule 1.Justices

A former member of the Minnesota Supreme Court shall not participate in any professional capacity in any case that was pending in the Supreme Court during the member's tenure on the court, or appear before the court as counsel for a client, in person or in writing, in any case or matter for a period of three years after leaving the court.

Rule 2.Employees

A former employee of the Minnesota Supreme Court shall not participate in any professional capacity in any case that was pending in the Supreme Court during the employee's tenure at the court, or appear before the court as counsel for a client, in person or in writing, in any case or matter for a period of one year after leaving the employment with the court, except that a former employee of the court in the commissioner's office may not appear for a period of two years after leaving employment with the court.

(Added effective April 1, 2011.)