Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the reappointment of Judge Kathleen Hvass Sanberg to the Minnesota Tax Court.

Sanberg, of Edina, has been a Tax Court judge since 2001. She is also an adjunct professor at St. Thomas University School of Law. Prior to her appointment to the Tax Court, Sanberg was an associate attorney (1990 to 1995) and partner (1995 to 2001) with the law firm of Faegre and Benson in Minneapolis, an associate attorney with the Law Offices of Patrick Whalen/Wood, Ward, and Garnett in Santa Ana, California from 1986 to 1989, and an associate attorney with the law firm of Oppenheimer, Wolff, Foster, Shepard, and Donnelly in Minneapolis from 1982 to 1985.

Sanberg is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association’s Board of Governors, Bankruptcy Section, and Tax Section. She is also a member of the Hennepin County Bar Association Board of Directors, Minnesota Women Lawyers Advisory Committee, Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education, Minnesota Supreme Court Gender Fairness Implementation Committee, and was a member of the Douglas Amdahl Inn of Court. Sanberg earned her juris doctorate degree cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1982, and her bachelor of arts degree summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts in 1979.

The Tax Court hears appeals filed by taxpayers relating to any state or local tax, except special assessments. The Tax Court consists of three judges appointed by the Governor who have knowledge of taxation and tax laws. --30--