Background
Leighton, A. Patrick was born on August 17, 1933 in Austin, Minnesota, United States.
Leighton, A. Patrick was born on August 17, 1933 in Austin, Minnesota, United States.
College of Saint Thomas. University of Minnesota (Bachelor of Laws, 1957).
Worked at Moore, Costello & Hart, P.L.L.P. (Saint Paul, Minnesota) specializing in General Civil Practice, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Fidelity, Insurance and Surety, Real Estate, Employee Benefits, Employment Discrimination and Labor Law, Corporate, Exempt Organizations, Hospital and Health Care, Education, Personal Injury, Probate, Trust, Estate Planning, Taxation. Admitted to the bar, 1957, Minnesota. 1971, United States. Supreme Court.
Phi Delta Phi.
Order of the Coif. Officer, Minnesota Law Review, 1955-1956. Member, Judicial Merit Selection Commission, Second Judicial District.
Member, Board of Directors: Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 1985-1989. Director, Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company, 1987.
Member: Ramsey County (President, 1982-1983), Minnesota State (Treasurer, 1984-1987.
President, 1988-1989. Board of Governors, 1973-1975, 1983-1989) and American Bar Associations. (Resident)
Moore, Costello & Hart, P.L.L.P. is the oldest continuously operating law firm in Minnesota having been founded in 1855.
Member, Judicial Merit Selection Commission, Second Judicial District. Member, Board of Directors: Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 1985-1989. Director, Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company, 1987.
Member: Ramsey County (President, 1982-1983), Minnesota State (Treasurer, 1984-1987.
President, 1988-1989. Board of Governors, 1973-1975, 1983-1989) and American Bar Associations.
(Resident).