Marcus Almon
Marcus Almon ran for election for the Position 14 judge of the Minnesota Second Judicial District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Almon earned his B.S. in sociology from Berry College in 1994. He then received his J.D. from Hamline University School of Law in 2002. Almon worked for the Ramsey County Attorney's Office from 2001 to 2002. He then was a judicial law clerk for Judge Kathleen Gearin from 2002 to 2005. From 2005 to 2014, Almon served on the Hennepin and Ramsey County Probate Panel as a panel attorney. Since 2005, he has worked for the Ramsey County Public Defender as a contract attorney in addition to working for Almon Law Office, LLC.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Minnesota 2nd District Court Position 14
Incumbent Robyn Millenacker defeated Marcus Almon in the general election for Minnesota 2nd District Court Position 14 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robyn Millenacker (Nonpartisan) | 69.3 | 108,935 |
 | Marcus Almon (Nonpartisan) | 30.3 | 47,674 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 659 | ||
| Total votes: 157,268 | |||
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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.[2]
The chief judge of each district court is selected by peer vote for a two-year term.[2]
Judges of all courts are required to be "learned in the law" and under 70 years old.[2][3]
See also
- Courts in Minnesota
- Local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Municipal elections in Ramsey County, Minnesota (2018)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Email submission to Ballotpedia, August 15, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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
