Michelle Winkis Lawson
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Michelle W. Lawson is a Seventh Judicial District judge for Clay County, Minnesota. She was appointed to this position by Governor Mark Dayton on October 23, 2012.[1]
She was re-elected in 2014 for a term that expires in 2020.[2]
Elections
2014
See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2014
Lawson ran for re-election to the Seventh 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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Education
Lawson earned her B.A. from Minnesota State University Moorhead and earned her J.D. from the University of North Dakota. She also worked as a professor at the University of Mary in Bismarck and taught at the University of North Dakota for two years.[1]
Career
Before serving on the Seventh District, Lawson worked with the Clay County attorney’s office.[1]
2012 appointment
Lawson was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton on October 23, 2012, filling a vacancy left by Judge Michael Kirk.[1]
| “ | I’m going from the role of advocate to the role of fair and impartial decision-maker. I guess what I’m really looking forward to is the new challenge.[3] | ” |
| —Michelle Winkis Lawson[1] | ||
See also
External links
- Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 7, 2014
- Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Seventh District: Judges"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Inforum, "Assistant Clay County attorney Lawson appointed to 7th District judgeship," October 23, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 7, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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
