Minnesota Tax Court names Beverly Luther Quast chief judge

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The three judges of the Minnesota Tax Court unanimously chose Beverly J. Luther Quast to serve as the next chief judge beginning June 3. Luther Quast succeeds Judge Jane N. Bowman, who served as chief judge since 2023 and was appointed to the bench by Gov. Tim Walz in 2020. The judges of the Tax Court serve as chief judge on a rotating basis.

During her time as chief judge, Bowman overhauled the Tax Court’s processes and procedures to make court practice easier and more efficient for taxpayers, attorneys, and taxing agencies. Bowman also implemented the Tax Court’s Personal Leave Policy for attorneys, the first of its kind for a court in Minnesota.

“I am honored to succeed Judge Bowman as chief judge, under whose leadership our court has thrived in its operational efficiency and cohesive, consistent decision-making,” Luther Quast said in a news release. “I look forward to continuing the court’s good work, with a goal of updating the court’s public-facing technology for enhanced user experience.”

Luther Quast was appointed to the bench by Walz in 2025. Before joining the Tax Court, she was a vice president of tax planning at U.S. Bank. She was previously tax counsel at 3M Company and Ameriprise Financial, and tax consultant at Deloitte. She earned her B.A. from Wellesley College, her J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School, and her LL.M. in taxation from the New York University School of Law.

The Tax Court is a specialized court in the state’s executive branch, established by the Minnesota Legislature to hear only tax-related cases. Minnesota taxpayers file approximately 4,500 cases each year, mainly regarding disputes over property values.