Michael Browne
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2029
Michael Browne is a judge for Position 9 of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Browne ran for re-election for the Position 9 judge of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Browne was appointed by Democratic Governor Mark Dayton on September 4, 2015.[1] He ran unopposed for re-election in 2016.[2]
Education
Browne received a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota-Duluth in 1995 and a J.D. from Hamline University in 1999.[1]
Career
Browne worked at the Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights from 2005 to 2015. While there, he held the following positions: director of the Office of Police Conduct Review, assistant director of Complaint Investigations, interim director and director of Outreach and Enforcement. He was also a legal affairs manager at the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. From 2003 to 2005, Browne worked in private practice. He was a Robert Bosch Foundation fellow in Germany from 2002 to 2003. Browne was an adjunct professor and faculty mentor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law from 2007 to 2015.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Hennepin County, Minnesota (2022)
General election
General election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 9
Incumbent Michael Browne won election in the general election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 9 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Browne (Nonpartisan) | 98.9 | 225,038 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 2,450 | ||
| Total votes: 227,488 | |||
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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 Michael Browne ran unopposed in the Minnesota 4th District, Position 9 general election.[2]
| Minnesota 4th District, Position 9, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Michael Browne Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 318,362 |
| Total Votes | 318,362 | |
| 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.[4]
The chief judge of each district court is selected by peer vote for a two-year term.[4]
Judges of all courts are required to be "learned in the law" and under 70 years old.[4][5]
Campaign themes
2022
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Minnesota 4th District Court Position 9 |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Judge Michael K. Browne," accessed December 17, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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
