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John Hancock (Minnesota)
John Hancock was a 2014 judicial candidate for the supreme court in Minnesota.[1] Hancock is a Special Agent with the Department of Homeland Security, assigned under the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) St. Paul, at the office in Grand Island, Nebraska.[2]
Elections
2014
See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2014
Hancock ran for election to the supreme court.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 42.9 percent of the vote. He competed against Wilhelmina Wright.
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Education
Hancock received his J.D. from Hamline Law School (St.Paul) in 1983.[2]
Career
Hancock became a member of the Minnesota State Bar in 1983, and the United States District Court Bar, District of Minnesota, in 1986. After law school, he started a private practice in Minnesota, focusing on bankruptcy, real estate/land use and family law. He later became a special agent with the Department of Homeland Security.[2]
See also
- Minnesota Supreme Court elections, 2014
- Minnesota judicial elections, 2014
- Minnesota judicial elections
- Minnesota Supreme Court
External links
- Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 7, 2014
- Minnesota Lawyer, "Candidate Hancock writes that he is with the Department of Homeland Security," accessed June 9, 2014
Footnotes
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
