James Hoolihan

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James Hoolihan

Prior offices

Minnesota 7th District Court

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Education

Bachelor's

St. John's University, 1964

Law

William Mitchell College of Law, 1968

James Hoolihan was a Seventh Judicial District judge for Benton County, Minnesota. He was appointed to this position in 1997. Hoolihan was elected to full terms in 1998, 2004 and 2010, and retired on December 31, 2012. Hoolihan served as a senior judge from January 1, 2013, to June 30, 2013.

Education

Hoolihan received his B.A. from St. John's University in 1964 and his J.D. from the William Mitchell College of Law in 1968.

Career

• 2013: Senior judge, Minnesota
• 1997-2012: Judge, Minnesota Seventh Judicial District
• 1968-1997: Attorney/Partner, Hoolihan & Neils

Awards and associations

• Bar associations
  • American Bar Association
  • Minnesota State Bar Association
  • Stearns-Benton County Bar Association
• Professional activities
  • Supervising Attorney, Minnesota Board of Professional Responsibility
  • President, Minnesota District Judges Association
  • Member, Judicial Council
  • Former Chair, Finance Committee, Seventh Judicial District
  • Chair, Minnesota Judicial College
• Community activities
  • Regional Advisory Board, Minnesota Public Radio
  • Board of Directors, Junior Achievement
  • Selection Advisory Committee, Minnesota State University System
  • Member, Granite City Rotary
  • Member, St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Member, District 742 School Board
  • Member, St. Cloud Charter Commission
  • Member, Downtown Association of St. Cloud
  • Founding Member, St. Cloud Area Leadership Program
• Lecturing and teaching
  • Instructor, "Aviation Law" at St. Cloud State University
  • Presenter, National conferences on Judicial Stress, Professionalism, and Emotional Intelligence
  • Instructor, "New Judges Orientation"
• Awards
  • "Small Business Advocate of the Year," St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce

2010 election

Hoolihan was re-elected after running unopposed.

Main article: Minnesota judicial elections, 2010

See also

• Minnesota Seventh Judicial District
• Benton County, Minnesota
• Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Seventh District: Judges"

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