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Cynthia McCollum
Cynthia McCollum is a judge on the First Judicial District in Dakota County, Minnesota. She was appointed by Democratic Governor Mark Dayton on September 15, 2014.[1] She ran unopposed for election in 2016.[2]
Education
McCollum received a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota and a J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law.[1]
Career
McCollum's professional experience includes working as the senior attorney at the Hennepin County Public Defender’s Office and as an adjunct professor of law at William Mitchell College of Law and Hamline University School of Law. She also served as lead faculty and co-director of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy's North Star Regional Trial Skills Program.[3]
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.[4] Incumbent Cynthia McCollum ran unopposed in the Minnesota 1st District, Position 13 general election.[2]
| Minnesota 1st District, Position 13, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Cynthia McCollum Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 235,105 |
| Total Votes | 235,105 | |
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Unofficial Results Tuesday, November 8, 2016: Results for All Judicial Races," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
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.[5]
The chief judge of each district court is selected by peer vote for a two-year term.[5]
Judges of all courts are required to be "learned in the law" and under 70 years old.[5][6]
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See also
External links
- Minnesota Judicial Branch, "First Judicial District"
- Minnesota Judicial Branch, "First District Judicial Officers"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Office of Governor Mark Dayton, "Governor Dayton Appoints Eric J. Braaten, Christopher J. Lehmann, Timothy J. Looby, and Cynthia L. McCollum to Fill First Judicial District Vacancies," September 15, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 State General Election Candidate Filings: Judicial Offices," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Judge Cynthia L. McCollum," accessed February 2, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 Election Dates," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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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