Joseph A. Bueltel
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Joseph A. Bueltel is a Third Judicial District judge for Steele County, Minnesota. He was appointed to this position by Governor Jesse Ventura in 2002 and elected to a full term in 2004.[1] He was re-elected in 2010 and 2016.[2]
Education
Bueltel received an associate degree from the Normandale Community College in 1982, a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota in 1984, and a J.D. from the William Mitchell College of Law in 1987.[1]
Career
Bueltel began his legal career in 1987 as a judicial law clerk for three judges in Rice County, 3rd Judicial District. The following year, he joined the law firm of Smith & Tollefson, where he practiced through 1994. He joined the 3rd Judicial District's Office of the Public Defender in 1992, and worked there as an assistant (1992-1999) and then a chief public defender (1999-2002). He also volunteered and worked with various legal associations such as the Steele County Bar Association, the Steele County Children’s Justice Initiative, the Third Judicial District Access to Justice Committee, the Minnesota District Judges Association and the Criminal Jury Instruction Guides Committee.[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 Joseph A. Bueltel ran unopposed in the Minnesota 3rd District, Position 23 general election.[2]
| Minnesota 3rd District, Position 23, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Joseph A. Bueltel Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 153,122 |
| Total Votes | 153,122 | |
| 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
Bueltel 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 Joseph A. Bueltel," 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
- ↑ 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
