Kathleen D. Sheehy

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Kathleen D. Sheehy

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

Minnesota 4th District Court Position 38

Years in office: 2012 - 2021

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

University of Minnesota, 1978

Law

University of Minnesota, 1984

Kathleen D. Sheehy was a judge for Position 38 of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. She assumed office in 2012. She left office on September 1, 2021.

Sheehy ran for re-election for the Position 38 judge of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Sheehy retired on September 1, 2021.

Education

Sheehy received her B.A. and J.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1978 and 1984, respectively.

Career

Prior to her judicial appointment, Sheehy was an administrative law judge for the Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings, and a partner at the law firm of Dorsey & Whitney.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Hennepin County, Minnesota (2020)

General election

General election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 38

Incumbent Kathleen D. Sheehy won election in the general election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 38 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kathleen D. Sheehy (Nonpartisan)	99.2	334,607
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	2,767

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2014

See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2014
Sheehy ran for re-election to the Fourth Judicial District.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the primary on August 12, 2014.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.  

Campaign themes

2020

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Footnotes

Minnesota courts

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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