Marta M. Chou
Marta M. Chou is a judge for Position 23 of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. Her current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Chou ran for re-election for the Position 23 judge of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Governor Mark Dayton announced Chou's appointment on December 16, 2013, and it went into effect on February 3, 2014.[1][2] She ran unopposed for re-election in 2016.[3]
Education
Chou received her undergraduate degree through the honors program of the James Madison College and the Honors College at Michigan State University in 1999. She received her J.D. from the University of Wisconsin School of Law in 2003.[1][2]
Career
- 2014-Present: Judge, Fourth Judicial District
- 2011-2014: Attorney, Barnes & Thornburg, L.L.P.
- 2003-2011: Attorney, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, L.L.P.[1][2]
Awards and associations
- Member, Minnesota State Bar Association (and committees)
- Member, Hennepin County Bar Association
- Member, Minnesota Women Lawyers
- Board member, Minnesota Mother Attorneys Association
- Board Member, COMPAS
- Co-chair, Professional Development Committee, Twin Cities Diversity in Practice
- Former chair, Diversity Committee, Minnesota State Bar Association
- Adjunct professor, William Mitchell College of Law[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Hennepin County, Minnesota (2022)
General election
General election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 23
Incumbent Marta M. Chou won election in the general election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 23 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Marta M. Chou (Nonpartisan) | 99.0 | 226,499 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 2,283 | ||
| Total votes: 228,782 | |||
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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.[4] Incumbent Marta M. Chou ran unopposed in the Minnesota 4th District, Position 23 general election.[3]
| Minnesota 4th District, Position 23, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Marta M. Chou Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 322,320 |
| Total Votes | 322,320 | |
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Unofficial Results Tuesday, November 8, 2016: Results for All Judicial Races," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
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
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Office of Governor Mark Dayton, "Governor Dayton appoints Marta M. Chou, Nicole A. Engisch, Thomas S. Fraser, Carolina A. Lamas and Bruce D. Manning to fill Fourth Judicial District vacancies," December 16, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Judge profile: Marta M. Chou," accessed January 26, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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
- ↑ 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
