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John R. McBride (Minnesota)
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John R. McBride was a judge for Position 8 of the Minnesota Tenth Judicial District. He left office on June 30, 2023.
McBride ran for re-election for the Position 8 judge of the Minnesota Tenth Judicial District. He won in the general election on November 8, 2016.
John R. McBride is a Tenth Judicial District judge for Chisago County, Minnesota. He was appointed to this position on January 31, 2003, and was elected to a full term in 2004.[1] He was re-elected in 2010 and 2016.[2]
Education
McBride received his B.S. in psychology from the University of Missouri in 1975 and his J.D. from the Hamline University School of Law in 1977. He also took trial advocacy courses from the University of Nebraska in 1979 and the University of Houston in 1987.[1]
Career
McBride began his legal career in 1978 as an associate attorney for the firm Geimer and Rice, P.A. In 1980, he became a staff attorney for the St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Two years later, he became the president of Donlin, McBride and Goetteman, P.A. He worked in this position until 1989, when he became a senior shareholder of Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon and Vogt, P.A. From 1991 until his judicial appointment in 2003, he was the vice president, senior shareholder, and member of the board of directors for the firm Lommen, Nelson, Cole, and Stageberg, P.A.[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.[3] Incumbent John R. McBride ran unopposed in the Minnesota 10th District, Position 8 general election.[2]
| Minnesota 10th District, Position 8, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 John R. McBride Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 269,079 |
| Total Votes | 269,079 | |
| 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
McBride was re-elected after running unopposed.[4]
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.[5]
The chief judge of each district court is selected by peer vote for a two-year term.[5]
Judges of all courts are required to be "learned in the law" and under 70 years old.[5][6]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Judge John R. McBride," accessed January 26, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 State General Election Candidate Filings: Judicial Offices," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 Election Dates," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, State Offices
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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
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