Jay Quam

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Jay Quam

Minnesota 4th District Court Position 27

Tenure

2006 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

19

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 3, 2020

Appointed

2006

Education

Bachelor's

Moorhead State University, 1984

Law

University of Minnesota Law School, 1988

Jay Quam is a judge for Position 27 of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. He assumed office in 2006. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Quam ran for re-election for the Position 27 judge of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Hennepin County, Minnesota (2020)

General election

General election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 27

Incumbent Jay Quam won election in the general election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 27 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jay Quam (Nonpartisan)	99.0	333,121
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	3,255

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2014

See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2014
Quam ran for re-election to the Fourth 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.  

Campaign themes

2020

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Education

Quam received his B.A. degree from Moorhead State University in 1984 and his J.D. degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1988.

Career

• 2006-2020: Judge, Fourth Judicial District
• 2005-2006: Conciliation judge, Hennepin County
• 2005-2006: Adjunct professor, St. Thomas University School of Law
• 1995-2006: Shareholder, Fredrikson and Byron
• 1988-1995: Associate attorney, Fredrikson and Byron

See also

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External links

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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