Introducing Thomas Haeg running for Fourth District Hennepin County Judge
Twin City Business invites all candidates and elected officials to voice in their words why the community should support and vote for them. For more information email us at info@ibnn.org – or call 612-986-0010.
TOM HAEG, a faithful and loyal Court Referee of the Hennepin County District Court bench for over 32 years, is running against James Swenson for Fourth District Hennepin County judge, Seat 58.
“For once we will have a sound and meaningful debate about character and integrity in a judicial race as intended by the framers of our State Constitution.”
—Thomas F. Haeg
ABOUT THOMAS HAEG
Thomas F. Haeg is a lifelong Minnesota resident. He grew up in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, and attended primary school in North Minneapolis, De La Salle High School, St. John’s University (Collegeville, Minnesota, B.A., 1970) and St. Louis University School of Law (J.D., 1973). After admission to the Bar, he clerked for the Honorable Chester Durda and later as Special Term Law Clerk to the Hennepin County District Court bench.After two years in private practice, he was invited by the Honorable Douglas Amdahl to serve as Special Term Referee. He was then asked by the Honorable Allen Oleisky to serve as a Juvenile Court Referee. Later, he served two terms as Chief Referee of the Hennepin County Housing Court, serving under the Honorable Kevin Burke as Chief Judge. His last assignment was Referee in the Hennepin County Family Court. He has served on several Bar Committees, lectured, written articles and was a frequent speaker to community groups, especially while on assignment in the Housing Court.
He had an extensive non-legal working career before he was admitted to practice—brakeman on the railroad, highway construction, millwork, warehouse, paper route with the Star and Tribune, caddy and pageboy at WCCO Radio. He brings these labor-oriented insights with him in the courtroom.
He is married to his wife of 23 years, Susan, and they have three wonderful children—Bridget (23), Britney Therese (21) and Ryan (18) Haeg. He built his own home on the west side of Minneapolis overlooking Cedar Lake, where the family has lived since 1984. Haeg is an avid outdoorsman, biking to and from work (even during the winter) for the past 15 years. His entire family is active in Nordic skiing, canoeing and fishing. For more information about Thomas Haeg visit his website at www.HaegForJudge.org
