Jenny Walker Jasper
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Jenny Walker Jasper is a Tenth Judicial District judge for Anoka County, Minnesota. She was appointed to this position on November 7, 2001, and was elected to full terms in 2004, 2010, and 2016.[1]
Education
Jasper received her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse in 1984 and her J.D. from the Hamline University School of Law in 1987.[1]
Career
Jasper began her legal career in 1987 as an assistant public defender and an attorney with the firm of Barna & Guzy. In 1990, she left this firm to join Nicol & Greenley, where she worked (in addition to her public defender job) until 1994. During this time, in 1992, she became the chief public defender for the 10th Judicial District. She left this position in 1999 to work as a partner of the firm Jasper & Walker until her judicial appointment.[1]
Elections
2016
Minnesota held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election occurred on August 9, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 31, 2016.[2] Incumbent Jenny Walker Jasper ran unopposed in the Minnesota 10th District, Position 30 general election.[3]
| Minnesota 10th District, Position 30, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jenny Walker Jasper Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 267,444 |
| Total Votes | 267,444 | |
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Unofficial Results Tuesday, November 8, 2016: Results for All Judicial Races," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2010
Jasper was re-elected after running unopposed.
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]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Judge Jenny Walker Jasper," accessed January 26, 2017
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 Election Dates," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 State General Election Candidate Filings: Judicial Offices," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ 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
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
