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Gordon Moore
2020 - Present
2029
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Gordon Moore is a judge for Seat 3 of the Minnesota Supreme Court. He assumed office on August 3, 2020. His current term ends on January 2, 2029.
Moore ran for re-election for the Seat 3 judge of the Minnesota Supreme Court. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Moore was first appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court by Governor Tim Walz (D) on May 15, 2020, to succeed Justice David Lillehaug.[1] To learn more about this appointment, click here.
Prior to joining the state supreme court, Moore served as judge on the Fifth Judicial District from 2012 to 2020. Moore was appointed to the Fifth Judicial District Court by Governor Mark Dayton (D) in January 2012 to succeed Jeffrey L. Flynn.[2] He was subsequently elected to the position in 2014.[3]
Biography
Moore received an undergraduate degree from Carleton College in 1985 and a J.D. from the University of Iowa in 1988.[2] Before joining the Minnesota Supreme Court, Moore was a judge for the Minnesota Fifth Judicial District. Prior to becoming a judge, Moore served as an attorney for Nobles County. He also worked in private practice with the firm Von Holtum, Malters & Shepherd, and as a special assistant attorney with the Minnesota Attorney General's Office.[2] As of 2012, he was a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Minnesota Supreme Court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Minnesota Supreme Court Seat 3
Incumbent Gordon Moore won election in the general election for Minnesota Supreme Court Seat 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gordon Moore (Nonpartisan) | 99.0 | 1,382,896 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 13,872 | ||
| Total votes: 1,396,768 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Gordon Moore advanced from the primary for Minnesota Supreme Court Seat 3.
Campaign finance
2014
- See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2014
Moore ran for re-election to the Fifth Judicial District.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the primary on August 12, 2014.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Appointments
2020
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) appointed Gordon Moore to the Minnesota Supreme Court on May 15, 2020. Moore succeeded Justice David Lillehaug, who retired on July 31, 2020. Lillehaug announced in June 2019 that he would not seek re-election in 2020, citing his diagnosis with Parkinson's Disease.[4] Moore was Gov. Walz's first nominee to the seven-member supreme court.
At the time of the appointment, interim vacancies were filled via gubernatorial appointment.
State supreme court judicial selection in Minnesota
- See also: Judicial selection in Minnesota
The seven judges of the Minnesota Supreme Court are chosen in nonpartisan general elections to six-year terms. 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.[5]
Qualifications
Judges of the supreme court are required to be "learned in the law" and under 70 years old. Sitting judges who reach the age of 70 while in office are allowed to serve until the last day of that month.[5]
Chief justice
The chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court is directly chosen by voters in a nonpartisan election. He or she serves in that capacity for a full six-year term.[5]
Vacancies
Interim vacancies on the supreme court are filled via gubernatorial appointment. After serving for at least one year, the appointed judge can run for a full term in the next general election.[5] Other candidates may file to run against them in the election.[6]
The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state supreme courts across the country.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ CBS Minnesota, "Gov. Tim Walz Appoints Judge Gordon Moore To State Supreme Court," May. 15, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Gordon Moore and Terry Vajgrt appointed to fill Fifth Judicial District vacancies," January 18, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed June 29, 2021
- ↑ Minnesota Public Radio, "Lillehaug says he has Parkinson's, leaving Minnesota Supreme Court," June 12, 2019
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection," accessed September 4, 2021
- ↑ The Office of the Revisor of Statutes, "Constitution of the State of Minnesota," accessed August 8, 2016
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