Amy Dawson
Amy Dawson is a judge for Position 61 of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. She assumed office in 2014. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Dawson ran for re-election for the Position 61 judge of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Hennepin County, Minnesota (2020)
General election
General election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 61
Incumbent Amy Dawson won election in the general election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 61 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Amy Dawson (Nonpartisan) | 99.1 | 333,601 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 2,968 | ||
| Total votes: 336,569 | |||
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2014
See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2014
Dawson ran for election to the Fourth Judicial District.
Primary: She was successful in the primary on August 12, 2014, receiving 26.8 percent of the vote. She competed against Steven E. Antolak, Mark E. Arneson, Jean M. Brandl and Beverly J. Aho.
General: She defeated Beverly J. Aho in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 53.8 percent of the vote.
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Amy Dawson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Dawson received her B.A. from Oberlin College in 1989 and her J.D. from the Indiana University School of Law in 1992.[3]
Career
- 2015-2020: Judge, Fourth Judicial District
- 2009-2014: Founder/executive director, Autism Advocacy and Law Center
- 2008-2009: Of Counsel, Thiel Campbell Gunderson & Anderson, PPLP
- 2006-2008: Coordinator, The Pacer Center - Health Information and Advocacy Center
- 2002-2003: Attorney, Weinblatt & Gaylord
- 2000-2002: Assistant in-house counsel, Credit Union Network
- 1997-2000: Partner, Bonner, Dawson & Borhart
- 1992-1994: Associate attorney, Faegre & Benson, LLP[4]
Awards and associations
- 2007: Member, Regional Medical Home Conference Planning Committee
- Past board member, Arc Greater Twin Cities
- Member of the State Leadership Team, Medical Home Learning Collaborative
- Parent representative, U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau and American Academy of Pediatricians
- Former instructor, University of Minnesota
- Volunteer, Youth Soccer Coach
- Volunteer, Minnesota United
- Member and volunteer, Outfront
- Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
- Member, Minnesota Lavendar Bar Association
- Member, The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
- Member, The Cooperative Practice Network of Minnesota
- Parishioner, Our Lady of Peace[4]
- First Team All American, Soccer, Division III[3]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 7, 2014
- ↑ ECM Publishers, "Primary election 2014 results for local, statewide races," August 12, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Information submitted via Judgepedia's candidate submission form on July 8, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Amy Dawson campaign website, "Experience," archived July 15, 2014
Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Minnesota • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Minnesota
State courts:
Minnesota Supreme Court • Minnesota Court of Appeals • Minnesota District Courts • Minnesota Problem-Solving Courts • Minnesota Tax Court • Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals
State resources:
Courts in Minnesota • Minnesota judicial elections • Judicial selection in Minnesota
