Thomas Godfrey, Esq.

Education & Credentials

• Master of Public Policy (Policy & Law) – American Military University, Charlestown, WV (Expected November 2025)

• Juris Doctor (Law) – University of St. Thomas School of Law, Minneapolis, MN (May 2020)

• Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) – University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, WI (August 2017)

Admissions

• The Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota (Admitted December 2020)

• United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (Inactive, Admitted March 2021)

• General Courts-Martial of the United States Military (Admitted August 2023)

Policy Work

• Member of the Minnesota Children's Justice Act Task Force

• Former Member of the Ramsey County Resident Experience Advisory Council

• Former member of the St. Paul Rent Control Task Force

Written Work

• "El Proyecto: Su Derecho a Beneficios de Seguro de Desempleo" – Published in Minnesota de Hoy, September 2020.

• "Should the U.S. Army Be Involved in Divorce? Re-Examining the Pre-Divorce Defaults for Spousal Support" Mississippi College School of Law's Law Journal– Co-authored with Dr. Artem Joukov, Pending Publication, June 2025.

• "A Brief Argument for a Near Space Exclusive Economic Zone", The Policy Studies Organization's Space Education & Strategic Applications Journal, Pending Publication, 2025

• Restoring Neutrality to the Panama Canal: A Legal Argument for U.S. Enforcement, Independent 2025

Contact Me

✉️ thomas@godfrey.law

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The views & opinions presented herein are those of the author and do not
necessarily represent the views of the Dept. of Defense or the US Army.