Question: Facts: - preceded: paul h. anderson - death date: may 6 , 1995 - spouse: henry shea - office: chief judge of the minnesota court of appeals - term end: march 31 , 1995 - succeeded: edward toussaint , jr. . - birth date: july 30 , 1952 - appointed: arne carlson - name: anne simonett - term start: july 1 , 1994 - children: two - death place: hennepin county , minnesota - birth place: little falls , minnesota - alma mater: lawrence university yale university harvard university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of anne simonett .
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anne v. simonett -lrb- born july 30 , 1952 in little falls , minnesota , died may 6 , 1995 in hennepin county , minnesota -rrb- was an american lawyer and judge from minnesota .she was the first woman to serve as chief judge of the minnesota court of appeals .the daughter of minnesota supreme court justice john e. simonett , anne simonett received a degree in music from lawrence university in appleton , wisconsin .she received a masters degree in music performance , graduating '' magna cum laude '' from yale university .she received her law degree from harvard university in 1981 .simonett worked in business litigation for faegre and benson , reaching the level of partner .she became a judge for minnesota 's fourth district , before being named chief judge in 1994 by gov. arne carlson .simonett succeeded chief judge paul h. anderson , who had been appointed to the minnesota supreme court .during her first year in office , simonett was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor .she resigned on march 31 , 1995 , and died on may 6 of the same year .she was survived by her husband , henry shea , and their two children , henry -lrb- h.j. -rrb- , and claire .