[citation needed] During the 82nd Legislative Session(2001-2), Lipman served as the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Elections.
[2][3] During the 83rd Legislative Session,(2002-4) Lipman served as vice-chairman of the House Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy Committee, and was part of the negotiating team on the Omnibus Judiciary Finance Bill.
[4] After the 2004 legislative session, Lipman resigned and accepted an inter-agency position in Governor Tim Pawlenty's Administration as State's Sex Offender Policy Coordinator.
[5] In September 2004, Pawlenty officially assigned him as the Coordinator staff liaison between a 12-member panel and the Governor's office where Lipman pressed for reform on the sentencing, supervision and treatment of predatory offenders in Minnesota.
[1] During his tenure as an Administrative Law Judge, Lipman rendered written opinions in a number of high-profile cases, including: