Preceded by Clarence Purfeerst Name Thomas Neuville Children 5 Role Legislator | Occupation Attorney Spouse Marilynn Neuville Religion Catholic Succeeded by Kevin Dahle | |
Born January 31, 1950 (age 74)
Marinette, Wisconsin ( 1950-01-31 ) Political party Republican Party of Minnesota Education Michigan Technological University Party Republican Party of Minnesota Residence Northfield, Minnesota, United States | ||
Thomas "Tom" M. Neuville (born January 31, 1950) is a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 25 in the southeastern part of the state. The district includes the northern half of Rice County, all of Le Sueur County, the southern part of Scott County, and the eastern third of Sibley County. He was first elected on November 6, 1990, serving five full terms and part of a sixth, before resigning effective January 1, 2008, to accept appointment as a Minnesota district court judge.
Neuville's special legislative concerns included crime and public safety, prisons, child support reform, courts and judicial selection, health care reform, family, cultural and life issues. His Minnesota State Senate committee assignments included:
On November 28, 2007, the Minnesota governor's office announced that Neuville had been selected to fill a vacancy as a Judge for the Rice County District Court He was sworn into office on January 10, 2008.
Neuville graduated with a B.A. in chemical engineering from Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan in 1972, and later earned his J.D. in 1976 from William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul. Before becoming a judge, he was an attorney with Grundhoefer, Neuville & Ludescher, P.A. He is a longtime resident of Northfield, is married and has five children and 9 grandchildren.