Minnesota Law Mourns the Passing of Judge Jeanne Sederberg '52

Sixth Judicial District Judge Jeanne H. Sederberg '52 died on October 30 at the age of 96.

After graduating Law School as one of only a handful of women in her class, Sederberg could not find work at a Duluth law firm and hung out a shingle. Her home-based private practice specialized in real estate, probate, and wills.

After practicing privately and becoming a public defender, Sederberg was appointed as a Judicial Officer for St. Louis County in 1974. After 18 years as a judicial officer she was appointed a Sixth District Court Judge by Governor Arne Carlson. She was the first woman to hold that position.

In 1996, Sederberg retired from the bench upon reaching the mandatory retirement age. She spent the next two decades as an arbitrator for the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) of Duluth needed an arbitrator.

Judge Sederberg served on many governing boards. She was a charter appointee to the Western Lake Superior Sanitary Commission (WLSSD), overseeing the building of the new water filtration plant. She was also on the Board of Directors for the new hockey facility of Marshall School, and the board for Northland Children’s home, working to improve the lives of the children in the community.

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The Honorable Judge Jeanne Hubert Sederberg (Duluth News Tribune)