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Erik Askegaard
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Erik Askegaard is a Ninth Judicial District judge for Crow Wing County, Minnesota. He was appointed to this position on October 19, 2009 and elected to a full term in 2012. His new term ends in January of 2019.[1]
Education
Askegaard received his B.S.B.A. degree from the University of North Dakota in 1982 and his J.D. degree from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1986.[1]
Career
Askegaard began his legal career in 1986 as a law clerk to Justice Meschke on the North Dakota Supreme Court. The following year, he joined the law firm of Jeffries, Olson & Flom, P.A. He worked at this firm until 1991, when he co-founded the firm of Askegaard & Robinson, P.A. He practiced with this firm until his judicial appointment in 2009.[1]
Elections
2012
Askegaard ran unopposed in the general election November 6, 2012.[2] He received 99.42 percent of the vote.[3]
- See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2012
External links
- Brainerd Dispatch "Brainerd attorney to fill vacant judge post," October 20, 2009 (dead link)
- Pine and Lakes "Pawlenty appoints Askegaard to judgeship in Brainerd," October 21, 2009 (dead link)
- Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Ninth District"
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
