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Martha Holton Dimick
Martha Holton Dimick was a judge for Position 14 of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. She assumed office in 2012. She left office on January 1, 2022.
Holton Dimick ran for election for Hennepin County Attorney in Minnesota. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Holton Dimick completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Holton Dimick was appointed by former Governor of Minnesota Mark Dayton (D) in 2012 and resigned from the court on January 1, 2022, to run for Hennepin County attorney.[1]
Education
Holton Dimick earned a B.S. in nursing at Alverno College in 1981. She went on to receive her J.D. from Marquette University Law School in 1991.[2]
Career
Before she became a district judge, Holton Dimick was the deputy city attorney of the criminal division of the Minneapolis City Attorney's Office. She was also an adjunct professor at the William Mitchell College of Law, for its writing, representation, advice & persuasion program. Previously, she was an assistant Hennepin County attorney with the Adult Prosecution Violent Crimes Division. Holton Dimick has also been a community prosecutor for the Fourth Police Precinct in North Minneapolis, as well as an associate attorney with Gray Plant Mooty. Finally, Holton Dimick has also been an associate attorney with Mackall, Crounse & Moore, PLC.[2][3]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Hennepin County, Minnesota (2022)
General election
General election for Hennepin County Attorney
Mary Moriarty defeated Martha Holton Dimick in the general election for Hennepin County Attorney on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mary Moriarty (Nonpartisan) | 57.6 | 254,418 | |
 | Martha Holton Dimick (Nonpartisan)  | 41.8 | 184,739 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 2,589 | ||
| Total votes: 441,746 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Hennepin County Attorney
The following candidates ran in the primary for Hennepin County Attorney on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mary Moriarty (Nonpartisan) | 36.4 | 62,336 | |
| ✔ | | Martha Holton Dimick (Nonpartisan) | 17.9 | 30,668 |
 | Ryan Winkler (Nonpartisan) | 16.3 | 27,924 | |
 | Tad Jude (Nonpartisan) | 10.6 | 18,142 | |
| Paul Ostrow (Nonpartisan) | 8.5 | 14,500 | ||
| Saraswati Singh (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 12,280 | ||
| Jarvis Jones (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 5,586 | ||
| Total votes: 171,436 | |||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Hennepin County, Minnesota (2020)
General election
General election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 14
Incumbent Martha Holton Dimick won election in the general election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 14 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Martha Holton Dimick (Nonpartisan) | 99.0 | 338,778 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 3,300 | ||
| Total votes: 342,078 | |||
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2014
See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2014
Holton Dimick 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.
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Martha Holton Dimick completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Holton Dimick's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- We have to restore public safety. That isn’t just a political slogan to me. As a former Northside community prosecutor and a serious crimes judge, it’s my profession. As someone who lives in North Minneapolis and felt the effects of the rise in violence in my neighborhood, it’s my life. The primary focus of a county attorney in a time of record crime shouldn't be how to give criminals a break, it should be how to give our communities a break.
- I believe that safety is the needed foundation to build a thriving, diverse, and equitable community. Through honesty, collaboration, and hard work, we can effectively change our criminal justice system into one that provides safety for all.
- I will not accept the rise in crime and violence in recent years as inevitable. I believe that we can and will restore safety in Hennepin County because I’ve seen the impact of effective prosecution and community policing. I’m running to rebuild trust and restore effectiveness into the county attorney’s office. That is why my top priority is public safety and justice for victims of violent crime.
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2020
Martha Holton Dimick did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Awards and associations
- Mentor, University of Minnesota Law School’s mentorship program
- Secretary, Executive Committee, DeLaSalle Board of Trustees
- Member and chair, Council on Black Minnesotans
- Member, Minnesota Women Lawyers Board of Directors
- Member, Hennepin County Bar Association’s Fourth District Ethics Committee[2]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Star Tribune, "Retired Judge Martha Holton Dimick running for Hennepin County attorney," accessed June 29, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Office of Governor Mark Dayton, "Governor Dayton appoints Martha Holton Dimick, Kathleen Sheehy, and Edward Wahl to fill Fourth Judicial District vacancies," May 30, 2012
- ↑ Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Judge Profile: Judge Martha Holton Dimick," accessed June 15, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 7, 2014
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