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Denise D. Reilly
Denise D. Reilly was a judge for District 8 of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. She assumed office in 2014. She left office on September 1, 2023.
Reilly ran for re-election for the District 8 judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Governor Mark Dayton (D) appointed her to this position in 2014 to fill one of the at-large seats vacated on April 1 by retiring judges Terri Stoneburner and Thomas Kalitowski.[1][2]
Reilly retired from the Minnesota Court of Appeals on September 1, 2023. [3]
Education
Reilly received her B.A. from the College of Wooster in 1975 and her J.D. with honors from William Mitchell College of Law in 1983.[1][2]
Career
Reilly previously served as a Fourth District judge for Hennepin County. Reilly began her legal career in 1983 as a law clerk to U.S. District Judge Robert Renner. In 1985, she joined the law firm of Lindquist & Vennum, where she worked until 1989. She then became an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Minnesota, serving as chief of the Narcotics and Firearms Section until her judicial appointment in 1997. She also worked as an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota Law School.[1][2]
Awards and associations
- Board of Trustees, William Mitchell College of Law[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Minnesota intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Minnesota Court of Appeals District 8
Incumbent Denise D. Reilly won election in the general election for Minnesota Court of Appeals District 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Denise D. Reilly (Nonpartisan) | 99.2 | 1,334,773 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 11,159 | ||
| Total votes: 1,345,932 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Denise D. Reilly advanced from the primary for Minnesota Court of Appeals District 8.
Campaign finance
2016
Judge Reilly filed to run for election in 2016.[4] She was unopposed.
Election results
November 8 general election
Incumbent Denise D. Reilly ran unopposed in the general election for Seat 8 on the Minnesota Court of appeals.
| Minnesota Court of Appeals, Seat 8, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Denise D. Reilly Incumbent (unopposed) |
99.01% | 1,679,432 |
| Write-in votes | 0.99% | 16,847 |
| Total Votes (4073 of 4120 precincts reporting: 99%) | 1,696,279 | |
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State | ||
2012
Reilly ran unopposed in the general election November 6, 2012.[5] She received 98.56 percent of the vote.[6]
- See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2012
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Denise D. Reilly did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Judge Denise D. Reilly," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 William Mitchell News, "Gov. Dayton appoints two Mitchell graduates to the Minnesota Court of Appeals," March 5, 2014
- ↑ ‘’Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State‘', “Denise D. Reilly,” accessed September 1, 2023
- ↑ Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings, 2016 State General Election," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State website
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State Election Results
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