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Mark Ireland
Mark Ireland is a judge for Position 16 of the Minnesota Second Judicial District. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Ireland ran for re-election for the Position 16 judge of the Minnesota Second Judicial District. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Ireland was elected to the court in 2010.[1] He ran unopposed for re-election in 2016.[2]
Education
Ireland received his undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University in 1996 and his J.D. from the University of Minnesota School of Law in 2000.[1]
Career
- 2011-Present: Judge, Second District Court
- 2007-2010: Supervising attorney, Housing Preservation Project
- 2005-2007: Assistant attorney general, State of Minnesota
- 2004-2005: Attorney in private practice
- 2000-2004: Assistant attorney general, State of Minnesota[1]
Awards and associations
- 2009: Outstanding Service Award for Direct Legal Service, Minnesota Justice Foundation
- 2009: Up and Coming Attorney Award, Minnesota Lawyer
- Rising Star, Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Ramsey County, Minnesota (2022)
General election
General election for Minnesota 2nd District Court Position 16
Incumbent Mark Ireland won election in the general election for Minnesota 2nd District Court Position 16 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Ireland (Nonpartisan) | 98.6 | 86,456 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 1,192 | ||
| Total votes: 87,648 | |||
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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 Mark Ireland ran unopposed in the Minnesota 2nd District, Position 16 general election.[2]
| Minnesota 2nd District, Position 16, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mark Ireland Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 128,576 |
| Total Votes | 128,576 | |
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Unofficial Results Tuesday, November 8, 2016: Results for All Judicial Races," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
2010
Ireland defeated Gloria E. Bogen in the general election, winning 52.8 percent 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]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mark Ireland did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Judge Profile: Judge Mark Ireland," accessed January 25, 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
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Judicial Races Live Unofficial Results" (dead link)
- ↑ 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
