Jamie L. Anderson
Jamie L. Anderson is a judge for Position 40 of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. Her current term ends on January 3, 2033.
Anderson ran for re-election for the Position 40 judge of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
She was appointed by Governor Tim Pawlenty in 2010.[1]
Biography
Anderson received her undergraduate degree from the University of St. Thomas in 1997 and her J.D. from California Western School of Law in 2000.[1]
Career
- 2005-2010: Attorney, private practice
- Legislative affairs director, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
- Committee administrator, Minnesota House of Representatives[1]
Awards and associations
- Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
- Member, Hennepin County Bar Association[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Hennepin County, Minnesota (2024)
General election
General election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 40
Incumbent Jamie L. Anderson won election in the general election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 40 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jamie L. Anderson (Nonpartisan) | 98.7 | 335,574 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 4,373 | ||
| Total votes: 339,947 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jamie L. Anderson advanced from the primary for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 40.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Anderson in this election.
2018
General election
General election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 40
Incumbent Jamie L. Anderson won election in the general election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 40 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jamie L. Anderson (Nonpartisan) | 98.5 | 299,368 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 4,414 | ||
| Total votes: 303,782 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2012
- See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2012
Anderson ran unopposed in the general election November 6, 2012.[2] She received 98.62% of the vote.[3]
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
Judges of the Minnesota District Courts are all chosen in nonpartisan elections to serve six-year terms. Candidates compete in primaries, from which the top two contestants advance to the general election. 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. Sitting judges who reach the age of 70 while in office are allowed to serve until the last day of their birthday month.[4]
The chief judge of each district court is selected by peer vote for a two-year term.[4]
Judges of all courts are required to be "learned in the law" and under 70 years old.[4][5]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Noteworthy events
Pawlenty circumvents commission in appointing Anderson
On December 22, 2010, the Minnesota Post reported that Gov. Tim Pawlenty's (R) appointment of Anderson did not go through the Commission on Judicial Selection. According to the article, Minnesota law permitted this because the governor was nearing the end of his term.[6]
Some local media outlets criticized the selection because Anderson was the wife of Pawlenty's Chief of Staff (Paul Anderson) and because they said she lacked experience.[7]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Office of the Governor, Tim Pawlenty, Press Release: "Governor Pawlenty Appoints Robben, Vasaly and Anderson to Fourth Judicial District Judgeships," December 21, 2010
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State website
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State Election Results
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Minnesota," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Office of the Revisor of Statutes, "2006 Minnesota Statutes," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ MinnPost, "Two of three new Hennepin County judges have Pawlenty ties," December 22, 2010
- ↑ Twin Cities Daily Planet, "Pawlenty's bypass pick for judge was lawyer for Minnesota Family Council," December 28, 2010
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
