Pamela G. Alexander
Pamela G. Alexander was a Fourth Judicial District judge for Hennepin County, Minnesota. Governor Mark Dayton in 2013 (D) appointed Alexander to replace retired Judge Robert A. Blaeser.[1] Alexander retired in September 2018.[2]
Elections
2014
See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2014
Alexander 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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Education
Alexander received her undergraduate degree from Augsburg College and earned her J.D. from the University of Minnesota School of Law.[1]
Career
Before her appointment to the district court bench, Alexander was the president of the Minnesota Council on Crime and Justice. From 1983 to 2008, she served as a municipal and district judge for Hennepin County. She previously worked as an assistant Hennepin County attorney and as a criminal defense attorney with the Legal Rights Center, Inc. She also worked as an adjunct professor at the University of St. Thomas Law School and the William Mitchell College of Law.[1]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2011: Woman of Courage Award, Emmett Till Legacy Foundation
Associations
- Member, Minnesota Supreme Court Equal Fairness in the Courts Committee[1]
See also
External links
- Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 7, 2014
- Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Fourth District: Judges & Referees"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Insight News, "Governor Dayton appoints Judge Pamela G. Alexander to fill Fourth Judicial District vacancy," January 30, 2013
- ↑ Office of Governor Mark Dayton, "Commission on Judicial Selection Announces Vacancies in the Fourth Judicial District," September 20, 2018
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 7, 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
