Karen A. Janisch
Karen A. Janisch is a judge for Position 34 of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. Her current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Janisch ran for re-election for the Position 34 judge of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Janisch was appointed to this position by Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) on January 21, 2009.[1] She was elected to a full term in 2010 and was re-elected in 2016.[2]
Education
Janisch received a bachelor's degree in government from the College of St. Benedict in 1987 and a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1992.[1]
Career
Janisch began her legal career in 1992 as a judicial law clerk to Idaho Supreme Court Justice Byron Johnson. The following year, she joined the law firm of Rider Bennett, Egan and Arundel as an associate attorney. She became a partner of this firm in 1999 and worked in this capacity until 2003. From 2003 to 2009, she served as general counsel to the Governor of Minnesota.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Hennepin County, Minnesota (2022)
General election
General election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 34
Incumbent Karen A. Janisch won election in the general election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 34 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Karen A. Janisch (Nonpartisan) | 98.9 | 224,170 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 2,401 | ||
| Total votes: 226,571 | |||
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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 Karen A. Janisch ran unopposed in the Minnesota 4th District, Position 34 general election.[2]
| Minnesota 4th District, Position 34, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Karen A. Janisch Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 319,127 |
| Total Votes | 319,127 | |
| 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
Janisch 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]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Judge Karen A. Janisch," 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
