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M. Jacqueline Regis
M. Jacqueline Regis was a judge for Position 33 of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District.
Regis ran for re-election for the Position 33 judge of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Regis retired from the Minnesota 4th Court on January 2023.[1]
Biography
Regis received her undergraduate degree from Principia College in 1975 and his J.D. from the Suffolk University Law School in 1977. Before her appointment to the court, Regis was Senior Associate General Counsel for UnitedHealth Group, Inc. She has worked in corporate law in other positions, in addition to serving as Assistant Attorney General in the Office of the Minnesota Attorney General.[2]
Awards and associations
- 2010 Co-chair, Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund, Minnesota State Bar Association
- 2002-2005 Commissioner, American Bar Association Commission on Ethnic and Racial Diversity
- 1999-2003 Delegate, American Bar Association's House of Delegates
- 2000-2001 Former President, Minnesota Women Lawyers' Association
- Board of Governors, Minnesota State Bar Association[2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 33
Incumbent M. Jacqueline Regis won election in the general election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 33 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | M. Jacqueline Regis (Nonpartisan) | 98.6 | 301,161 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 4,397 | ||
| Total votes: 305,558 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2012
- See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2012
Regis ran unopposed in the general election November 6, 2012.[3] She received 98.63% of the vote.[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]
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Office of Governor Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Penny Flanagan,"Commission on Judicial Selection Opens Application Process for Vacancy in the Fourth Judicial District," December 15, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedappoint - ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State website
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State Election Results
- ↑ 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
