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Colette Routel
Colette Routel is a judge for Position 38 of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. She assumed office on September 1, 2021. Her current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Routel ran for re-election for the Position 38 judge of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Routel was appointed to the court by Governor Tim Walz (D) on July 29, 2021, to replace Kathleen D. Sheehy, who retired on September 1, 2021.[1][2]
Education
Routel received a bachelor's degree from Ithaca College and a J.D. from the University of Michigan in 1998 and 2001, respectively.[3]
Career
Prior to her judicial appointment, Routel was a law professor at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law and co-director of the Native American Law & Sovereignty Institute. She also served as counsel at Hogen Adams, PLLC and as an appellate judge for the White Earth Band of Ojibwe.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Hennepin County, Minnesota (2022)
General election
General election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 38
Incumbent Colette Routel won election in the general election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 38 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Colette Routel (Nonpartisan) | 99.0 | 224,421 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 2,242 | ||
| Total votes: 226,663 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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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
