J. Thomas Mott

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J. Thomas Mott

Prior offices:

Minnesota 2nd District Court

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Minnesota, 1972

Law

William Mitchell College of Law, 1976

J. Thomas Mott was a Second Judicial District judge for Ramsey County, Minnesota. He was appointed to this position by Governor Rudy Perpich on March 18, 1988. He was re-elected in 1990, 1996, 2002 and 2008. He retired in January of 2013.

Education

Mott received an A.A. degree from Austin State Junior College in 1970, a B.A. degree from the University of Minnesota in 1972, and a J.D. degree from the William Mitchell College of Law in 1976.

Career

• 1988-2013: Judge, Second Judicial District
• 1976-1988: Ramsey County assistant public defender
• 1976-1988: Attorney in private practice

See also

• Minnesota District Courts
• Second Judicial District

External links

• Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Second District"

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