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Bridget Ann Sullivan
Bridget Ann Sullivan is a judge for Position 43 of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. She assumed office in 2014. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Sullivan ran for re-election for the Position 43 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 43
Incumbent Bridget Ann Sullivan won election in the general election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 43 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bridget Ann Sullivan (Nonpartisan) | 99.1 | 333,490 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 2,890 | ||
| Total votes: 336,380 | |||
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2014
See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2014
Sullivan ran for election to the Fourth Judicial District.
Primary: She was successful in the primary on August 12, 2014, receiving 34.6 percent of the vote. She competed against Mark Gabriel Giancola, Brian C. Hagerty, Jason T. Hutchison, Glen A. Norton, Paul Scoggin and Daniel Cragg.
General: She defeated Paul Scoggin in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 60.9 percent of the vote.
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Education
Sullivan received her undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1985, and her J.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1995. She also studied political science at Johns Hopkins University on a graduate fellowship.[3]
Career
Prior to her election to the bench, Sullivan served as senior legal counsel to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. She spent most of her legal career in private practice, working in many different areas of the law. She is certified as an electronic discovery expert.[3]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2000: Rising Star, Law & Politics magazine
Associations
- Member, Hennepin County Bar Association’s Ethics Committee
- Member, Minnesota Women Lawyers
- Past board member, Way to Grow
- Past board member, District 202
- Past board member, The Family Partnership[3]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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
