Minnesota election results 2020: Courts and local races Minneapolis Star Tribune | 10-30 National races eat up a lot of Election Day attention, but we know judicial, county board, city council, school board, ballot questions and other local races also are important to you. width: 100% !important; float: left; font-size: 1.25em; Michelle is prepared to protect and defend your inherent rights ---those you get by being born, like the air you breathe. .cc_office { font-weight: bold; display: block; Posted in Election 2018, judicial races, Uncategorized | Tagged Adam Yang, Election 2018, Gregory J. Egan Jr., Jeffry Martin, Judicial elections, judicial races, Minnesota judicial races, Ramsey County judicial races, Scott Michael Flaherty | 10 Replies Election 2016 – Judicial Races … } .election_results_text { color: white; The challenger is James Hughes. top: 0px; Those experiences were wonderful preparation for sustaining and renewing a justice system that is responsive and truly sees the people behind the lawsuits. } if (window.jQuery) { } I organized Access for Persons with Disabilities, a program that trained lawyers on the unique needs and obstacles to justice for persons with disabilities and paired those lawyers with clients with disabilities. Operations: Meghann Olshefski • Lauren Dixon • Kelly Rindfleisch • Sara Antel • Sara Horton. This request must be filed with the Office of the Secretary of State not more than 84 days before the primary (May 19, 2020) and no later than the 7th day before the general election (October 27, 2020). The challenger is Ben Lindstrom. Two judges’ seats are being contested in 2020 judicial races for Minnesota’s 9th District, of which Koochiching County is a part. } padding-bottom: 7px; overflow-x: scroll; • Minnesota Problem-Solving Courts } font-weight: 200; @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { Appointed justices serve until the next general election occurring more than one year after their appointment. ", Thissen said, "I know that our justice system is imperfect. margin-left: 1%; margin-top: 1em; overflow-y: hidden; Michelle is an aggressive crusader for justice. margin-bottom:16px; font-weight: bold; She is committed to fundamental liberties, Constitutional rights, and fair treatment of all citizens---children and adults. } } if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; .courts-container { background-color:#fcfcfc; width:100%; border:1px solid black;padding:5px;text-align:center;clear:both; } display: inline-block; max-height: 300px; margin-right: 30%; float: left; Incumbent Paul Thissen defeated Michelle L. MacDonald in a nonpartisan general election for the Minnesota Supreme Court on November 3, 2020. .votebox-results-cell--number { .key_messages {} Our laws already do what they can to keep guns away from dangerous people who might misuse them. .cc_social_row { This entry was posted in Election 2020, judicial races, Ramsey County Politics and tagged Judicial elections, Ngozi Akubuike, Pat Diamond, Ramsey County judicial races by naomikritzer. border-radius: 5px 5px 0px 0px; if(scrollHeight > 580 ) { [7] They may then stand for election to a full term, and other candidates may file to run against them. text-align: center; height: 50px; I’m getting my information from the Secretary of State website. left: 0; As of October 2020, five judges on the court were appointed by a Democratic governor and two judges were appointed by a Republican governor. .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { We have a constitutional right to bear arms safely in order to protect ourselves, our loved ones and for hunting activities. } Thissen also worked as a Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2002-2018. color:white; His professional experience included working in private practice with Briggs and Morgan, as a lawyer in the Minnesota Public Defender's Office, and as a law clerk to James B. Loken on the United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. I’ve learned through that work that Minnesotans value fairness, accountability, individual dignity, and the chance to have their voices heard. I worked on a successful decade-long effort to free an inmate wrongly sentenced to death in Texas. }; .cc_header.Democratic { .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { padding-bottom: 1%; We recently talked with James Hughes - candidate for Judge in the 9th Judicial District. margin-bottom: 24px; color: white; background-color: #003388; font-weight: bold; Paul Thissen's 2020 Campaign Website, "A Note From Paul", accessed October 8, 2020|; Paul Thissen's 2020 Campaign Website, "About Paul", accessed October 8, 2020. Justices of the Minnesota Supreme Court are chosen in nonpartisan elections and elected to six-year terms. Elections. color: #888; height: 22px; font-style: italic; padding-left: 16px; .cc_bio .cc_val p:nth-of-type(1) { You can find his social media here.. width: 97%; margin: 8px auto; That said, I know that our justice system is imperfect. And I worked hard as a lawyer representing clients in complex lawsuits, as a public defender, as a State Representative and Speaker of the Minnesota House, and now as a Supreme Court Justice to promote and defend those values. font-size: 0.85em; } .cc_photo .cc_img { A write-in candidate for U.S. President, U.S. max-height: 580px; Pro Second Amendment - Gun Rights and Safety, Guns don't kill people --- People kill people. display: inline-block; } It consists of seven justices who are elected to the court in nonpartisan elections for six-year terms. .percentage_number { color: #6db24f; overflow-y: scroll; .votebox-results-metadata-p { jQuery( ".votebox" ).each(function( index ) { The challenger is Ngozi Akubuike. position: absolute; let item = jQuery('.votebox .indicate_scroll').get(index); • Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals, Courts in Minnesota • Minnesota judicial elections • Judicial selection in Minnesota, Communications: Kristen Vonasek • Kayla Harris • Megan Brown • Mary Dunne • Sarah Groat • Heidi Jung • Lauren Nemerovski vertical-align: middle; .cc_footnotes { margin-top: 0px; MacDonald's campaign website said, "Michelle knows you have the right to be left alone if you are not harming anyone. Minnesota modified its absentee/mail-in voting and candidate filing procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows: For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here. .inner_percentage.Green { Incumbent Margaret Chutich defeated Michelle L. MacDonald in the general election for Minnesota Supreme Court Seat 2 on November 6, 2018. max-width: 75px; .results_text { The 2020 United States presidential election in Minnesota was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States elections in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Michelle is prepared to ensure accountability and oversight of the system of justice in Minnesota. A sitting Minnesota Supreme Court justice hasn’t lost a judicial election since the 1940s, a history that would suggest Thissen would have very little to worry about in the upcoming contest. indicateScroll(); } from Harvard University and his J.D. Minnesota Live Election Results 2020. .results_row td:first-child { Michelle is adverse to the multi-millions of tax dollars our government funds to planned parenthood. vertical-align: top; } } .cc_office .cc_val p:nth-of-type(1) { .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { We cannot and should not rely on our government to protect us. Incumbent Anne K. McKeig won election in the general election for Minnesota Supreme Court Seat 5 on November 6, 2018. padding-bottom: 3px; And I am leading efforts on the Court to implement innovative ideas to make sure everyone who needs legal advice gets it. } color: #0645ad; By custom, the governor chooses district court appointees who have been vetted by the state’s Commission on Judicial Selection, a panel of attorneys and … State. These webcasts are available in a searchable, online database of archived Supreme Court oral arguments, which allows users to access all recorded oral arguments from September 2005 to the present. position: absolute; Michelle is a wife, mother and grandmother. This was the political composition of the supreme court heading into the 2020 election. let scrollHeight = jQuery('.results_table_container').get(index).scrollHeight; Too many people, especially poor people, people of color and people in rural areas, do not have the same access to justice as other Minnesotans. .votebox-results-metadata { Tim McVean, 38, poses for a photo at a ballot drop-off location in Minneapolis after handing his ballot to election officials on Friday Oct. 30, 2020. I linked their websites so you can check that out for yourself. } overflow-x: auto; function indicateScroll (){ Thissen earned his A.B. display: inline-block; display: inline-block; } } } margin-top: 16px; margin-left: 30%; ", Thissen said, "My commitment to you is that I will work hard every day to thoroughly and compassionately consider every case that comes before me. } .electionsectionheading { .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, font-style: italic; She is an adoptive mother as well. } font-weight: 300; .indicate_scroll { Across our country, the rule of law and the idea that our courts should serve the interests of all the people is under attack. Minnesota and intends to do so in the 2020 election. width: 90%; And I am leading efforts on the Court to implement innovative ideas to make sure everyone who needs legal advice gets it. font-size: 20px; She also completed the Instruction for Lawyers program at Harvard Law School. position: relative; border-bottom: 1px solid grey; width: 100%; Minnesota Election Results: Seventh Congressional District. } margin-bottom: .75em; .inner_percentage.Republican { [7] Interim vacancies are filled via gubernatorial appointment. The Rule of Law appears non-existent. Thissen's win maintained the court's existing 5-2 liberal majority. border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; background-color: #db0000; She has been an attorney for adoption agencies for over 20 years. .non_result_row div { Judge Patrick Diamond was a Dayton appointee in 2012. Michelle L. MacDonald's 2020 Campaign Page, "Issues", accessed October 7, 2020|; Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed October 7, 2020 | Michelle L. MacDonald's 2020 Campaign Page, accessed October 7, 2020. color: white; height: 100%; Minnesota .cc_col { Where is the common sense? Michelle is prepared to ensure accountability and oversight of the system of justice in Minnesota. Pro liberty with your family, resources and property. So as candidates and as judges, we don’t engage in partisan politics,” Thissen said. color: white; color: white; font-weight: 100; This is a critical time for our courts. .outer_percentage { .cc_header.Independent, .cc_header.Nonpartisan, .cc_header.Constitution, .cc_header.Other { .cc_header.Libertarian { overflow-y: scroll; border-radius: 5px 5px 5px 5px; ", MacDonald's campaign website said, "Michelle is an aggressive crusader for justice. width: 100px; The court sits in the supreme court's chamber located in the Minnesota State Capitol or in the Minnesota Judicial Center.[6]. jQuery(item).html("Scroll for more "); Incumbent Barry Anderson won election in the general election for Minnesota Supreme Court Seat 1 on November 6, 2018. Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. Candidate Filings 2020 State General Election: Candidates for offices elected at the November 3, 2020 State General Election can be found using this candidate finder. [2] Ballotpedia staff compiled profiles based on campaign websites, advertisements, and public statements. ELECTIONS BALLOT MEASURES ELECTION CONTACTS VOTER REGISTRATION. }.