Alan Page became the first African American elected to the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1992 and served until he reached the mandatory retirement age of 70 in 2015.  Law was his second career; he was first known for his skills in football, both in college and in the NFL.  He is inducted in both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  He was named as the NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 1971.  Justice Page and his wife Diane founded the Page Education Foundation, which assists Minnesota students of color in their pursuit of post-secondary education. 

In June 2017, after a campaign initiated by students at Alexander Ramsey Middle School in Minneapolis, the school’s name was changed to Justice Page Middle School.  When a new elementary school in Maplewood, MN opens its doors in 2022, it will be named “Justice Alan Page Elementary School.”