Deborah Hedlund

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Deborah Hedlund

Prior offices

Minnesota 4th District Court

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Education

Bachelor's

Kansas University, 1969

Law

University of Minnesota Law School, 1972

Deborah Hedlund was a judge for the Fourth Judicial District in Minnesota. She retired from this position on January 3, 2013, after which she was appointed to serve as a senior judge from January 22, 2013, to June 30, 2013.

Education

Judge Hedlund earned her B.S. degree from Kansas University in 1969 and her J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1972.

Career

• 2013: Senior judge, Minnesota 4th Judicial District
• 1997-Present: Adjunct professor, Northwestern College
• 1980-2013: Judge, Minnesota 4th Judicial District
  • 2012-2013: Civil
  • 2008-2012: Civil & Criminal
  • 2005-2007: Family
  • 2000-2005: Civil Block
  • 1987-2000: Civil & Criminal
  • 1986-1987: Family
  • 1980-1987: Criminal
• 1974-1980: Attorney, Minnetonka City Attorney's Office
• 1974: General Counsel, Kimberly-Clark
• 1972-1974: Assistant public defender, Minnesota 4th District Public Defender's Office
• 1970-1971: Law clerk (for Minnesota Pollution Control Agency), Minnesota Attorney General's Office
• 1968-1969: Teacher, Kansas City Missouri Schools

2008 election

Hedlund was a candidate on the November 4, 2008 ballot for the Minnesota Supreme Court. The race was for a six-year term on the court. In the contest for seat 4, incumbent Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea garnered 55 percent of the vote and defeated Hedlund, who received 45 percent of the vote.

Candidate	Incumbent	Election %
Lorie Gildea A	Yes	55%
Deborah Hedlund	No	44.5%
Richard Gallo	No
Jill Clark	No

See also

• Minnesota Supreme Court elections
• Judicial selection in Minnesota

External links

• Profile of Deborah Hedlund
• Hedlund profile from Hennepin County District Court
• Hedlund Campaign Site
• Justice Gildea saddles up for a real horse race

Footnotes

Minnesota courts

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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