David Lillehaug

Lillehaug was born in Waverly, Iowa and raised in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where his father taught music.{{cite web | url=http://www.citypages.com/2000-05-31/news/who-wants-to-be-a-senator/full/ | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410171645/http://www.citypages.com/2000-05-31/news/who-wants-to-be-a-senator/full/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=April 10, 2013 | title=Who Wants to be a Senator? | work=City Pages | date=May 31, 2000 | access-date=March 28, 2013 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.citypages.com/1996-03-06/news/the-trials-of-david-lillehaug/ | title=The Trials of David Lillehaug | work=City Pages | date=March 6, 1996 | access-date=March 26, 2013 | author=Bauerlein, Monika | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520231104/http://www.citypages.com/1996-03-06/news/the-trials-of-david-lillehaug/ | archive-date=May 20, 2013 | url-status=dead }} He attended Augustana College in Sioux Falls and graduated in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude. He later attended Harvard Law School, graduating in 1979 with a Juris Doctor cum laude.{{cite web | url=http://www.linkedin.com/pub/david-lillehaug/5/97b/a29 | title=David Lillehaug | publisher=LinkedIn | access-date=March 26, 2013}}

Lillehaug was appointed by President Bill Clinton to serve as the United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota beginning in 1994.{{cite web | url=http://mn.gov/governor/blog/the-office-of-the-governor-blog-entry-detail.jsp?id=102-57060 | title=Governor Dayton appoints David Lillehaug to the Minnesota Supreme Court | publisher=State of Minnesota | work=The Office of the Governor Blog | date=March 26, 2013 | access-date=March 26, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517161203/http://mn.gov/governor/blog/the-office-of-the-governor-blog-entry-detail.jsp?id=102-57060 | archive-date=May 17, 2013 | url-status=dead }} He stepped down on May 22, 1998, in order to run for Minnesota Attorney General.{{cite web | url=http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic | title=Attorney general race takes new turn; Lillehaug could alter DFL dynamics | publisher=LexisNexis Academic | work=Star Tribune | date=May 22, 1998 | access-date=March 27, 2013 | author=deFiebre, Conrad | pages=1B}}

Lillehaug announced on May 27, 1998, that he was entering the race for the Minnesota Attorney General Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) nomination, joining already announced DFL candidates Mike Hatch and Ember Reichgott Junge.{{cite web | url=http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic | title=Attorney general battle brews for DFL; Lillehaug, Junge officially join Hatch for three-way primary race | publisher=LexisNexis Academic | work=Star Tribune | date=May 28, 1998 | access-date=March 27, 2013 | author=deFiebre, Conrad | pages=3B}} He placed second in the DFL primary that took place on September 15, 1998, losing to Mike Hatch.{{cite web | url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/archive/sessions/electionresults/1998-09-15-p-sec.pdf | title=Vote for Nomination for Attorney General by County; September 15, 1998 State Primary Election | publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library | work=Minnesota Election Results 1998 | access-date=March 27, 2013 | pages=10–11}}

On March 16, 1999, Lillehaug announced that he was entering the 2000 race for the United States Senate DFL nomination in Minnesota.{{cite web | url=http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic | title=Lillehaug enters U.S. Senate race, challenging Grams | publisher=LexisNexis Academic | work=Star Tribune | date=March 17, 1999 | access-date=March 27, 2013 | author=Smith, Dane | pages=1B}} He dropped out on June 3, 2000, after failing to win the DFL endorsement at the party convention that day. After withdrawing, he urged his supporters to support Minnesota State Senator Jerry Janezich, who ultimately won the party endorsement.{{cite web | title=Janezich wins battle in DFL; Legislator outlasts Ciresi, Lillehaug for Senate endorsement | publisher=LexisNexis Academic | work=Star Tribune | date=June 4, 2000 | access-date=March 27, 2013 | first1=Dane | last1=Smith | url=http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic | last2=Lopez Baden | first2=Patricia | pages=1A|display-authors=etal}}

Lillehaug was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton on March 26, 2013, to serve as an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, replacing retiring Justice Paul H. Anderson.{{cite web | url=http://www.minnpost.com/eric-black-ink/2013/03/david-lillehaug-will-be-next-minnesota-supreme-court-justice | title=David Lillehaug will be the next Minnesota Supreme Court justice | work=MinnPost | date=March 26, 2013 | access-date=March 26, 2013 | author=Black, Eric}} He began his term on June 3, 2013, and was formally invested on June 28, 2013.{{cite web | url=http://unioneagle.com/2013/06/lillehaug-sworn-in-june-3-to-replace-retiring-anderson-on-minnesota-supreme-court/ | title=Lillehaug sworn in June 3 to replace retiring Anderson on Minnesota Supreme Court | work=Princeton Union-Eagle | date=June 4, 2013 | access-date=June 5, 2013 | author=Lestrud, Howard}} On June 12, 2019, Lillehaug announced a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease and his retirement from the court effective July 31, 2020.{{Cite web |title=Justice David Lillehaug to step down from Minnesota Supreme Court |url=https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/crime-and-courts/2603438-Justice-David-Lillehaug-to-step-down-from-Minnesota-Supreme-Court |last=Jeffries |first=Robb |date=June 12, 2019 |website=Duluth News Tribune |language=en |access-date=May 17, 2020}}

Lillehaug is married to Winifred Smith. They have one daughter and reside in Minneapolis, Minnesota.{{cite web | url=http://edina.patch.com/articles/edina-resident-appointed-to-minnesota-supreme-court | title=Edina Resident Appointed to Minnesota Supreme Court | work=Edina Patch | date=March 28, 2013 | access-date=March 28, 2013 | author=Gauthier, Ryan}}{{cite web | url=http://www.augie.edu/about/college-offices-and-affiliates/marketing/college-events/thought-leader-forum#lillehaug | title=David Lillehaug '76 | publisher=Augustana College Office of Marketing & Communications | work=Augustana Thought Leader Forum | access-date=March 28, 2013}}

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