Supreme Court Justice 艾伦·C. 页面

The Honorable 艾伦·C. 页面, Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, presented the 2005 Sherman J. Bellwood Memorial Lecture in 莫斯科 on Thursday, October 20, 2005. A graduate of Notre Dame and the University of Minnesota Law School, Justice 页面 earned his J.D. degree as a full-time law student while also engaging in what he modestly calls “full-time employ[ment] as a professional football player.事实上, he became a legendary Minnesota Viking, winning the National Football League’s “most valuable player” award) and earning a place in the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame.

While still playing in the NFL, Justice 页面 entered the private practice with a major law firm in Minneapolis. He then undertook a career of public service as Assistant Attorney General for Minnesota. In 1993 he was elected to the Supreme Court (the first African American ever elected to state office in Minnesota). He has been re-elected twice, having established a reputation on the Court as a reflective, deliberate and disciplined jurist.

Justice 页面 is an exponent of education, of public service by the legal profession, and of the importance of maintaining the independence and integrity of state judiciaries. He is expected to address these topics during the Bellwood讲座 and in other remarks at the 法学院. Justice 页面 is a member of the American Law Institute and creator of the 页面 Education Foundation, which assists disadvantaged youth seeking opportunities in post-secondary education.