Chris Ritts
Chris Ritts was a candidate for the Position 45 seat on the Fourth Judicial District in Minnesota. He was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Ritts was also a judicial candidate for the Fourth Judicial District in 2014.[1]
Education
Ritts received a bachelor's degree from Carleton College in 1982 and a J.D. from Hamline University School of Law in 1985.[2]
Career
- 2000-Present: Associate/partner, Dunlap & Ritts P.A.
- 1989-2000: Associate/partner, Meshbesher, Birrell, Dunlap & Ritts
- 1986-1989: Associate/partner, Hanson, Noel & Lulic
- 1986-1989: House counsel, St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Companies
- 1984-1986: Law clerk, United States Attorney’s Office[2]
Elections
2016
Minnesota held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election occurred on August 9, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 31, 2016.[3] Incumbent Paul Scoggin defeated Chris Ritts in the Minnesota 4th District, Position 45 general election.[4]
| Minnesota 4th District, Position 45, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Paul Scoggin Incumbent |
65.00% | 257,506 |
| Chris Ritts | 35.00% | 138,628 |
| Total Votes | 396,134 | |
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Unofficial Results Tuesday, November 8, 2016: Results for All Judicial Races," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
2014
See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2014
Ritts ran for election to the Fourth Judicial District.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 35.6 percent of the vote. He competed against Bev Benson.
[1][5]
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
Judges of the Minnesota District Courts are all chosen in nonpartisan elections to serve six-year terms. Candidates compete in primaries, from which the top two contestants advance to the general election. Sitting judges must run for re-election if they wish to serve additional terms. While party affiliation is not designated on the ballot, incumbency is. Sitting judges who reach the age of 70 while in office are allowed to serve until the last day of their birthday month.[6]
The chief judge of each district court is selected by peer vote for a two-year term.[6]
Judges of all courts are required to be "learned in the law" and under 70 years old.[6][7]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 7, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chris Ritts for Hennepin County Judge, archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 Election Dates," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 State General Election Candidate Filings: Judicial Offices," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ Hennepin County, "Election results, 2014 primary," accessed November 10, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Minnesota," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Office of the Revisor of Statutes, "2006 Minnesota Statutes," accessed July 30, 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
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