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Bill Cashman
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William J. "Bill" Cashman is a Seventh Judicial District judge for Stearns County, Minnesota. He was appointed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty on May 13, 2010. He replaced Paul Widick. He ran for election in 2012 to keep his seat. His current term expires in January of 2019.[1][2]
Education
Cashman received his B.S. degree from St. John's University in 1982 and his J.D. degree from the William Mitchell College of Law in 1987.[1]
Career
Cashman began his career in 1983 as a law clerk for Quinlivan, Sherwood, Spellacy and Tarvestad in St. Cloud. He then clerked for Minneapolis firms McDonough, Geck and Cronan/Arthur Chapman (1984-1987) and Dunkley Bennett (1987-1988). He became an associate attorney of Dunkley Bennett prior to moving to the St. Cloud firm of Rajkowski Hansmeier Ltd. in 1988. He became a shareholder there and worked in that capacity until his judicial appointment in 2010.[1]
Awards and associations
- Minnesota State Bar Association, member
- South Dakota State Bar Association, member
- Stearns-Benton County Bar Association, member
- Minnesota Supreme Court Standing Committee on No-Fault, member
- Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, member
- Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, former member
- St. Cloud All City Marching Band, volunteer
- St. Cloud Technical High School, volunteer
- St. Augustines Parish, trustee
- St. Augustines School Board, member and past president
- St. Cloud Technical College Foundation, legal adviser[1]
Elections
2012
Cashman ran unopposed in the general election November 6, 2012.[3] He received 99.40 percent of the vote.[4]
- See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2012
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Minnesota Judicial Branch: Judge William J. Cashman biography
- ↑ MN Judicial Branch, "Governor Pawlenty Announces Appointments to Seventh, Third and Fourth Judicial District Judgeships," May 13, 2010
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State website
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State Election Results
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
