Patrick Diamond

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Patrick Diamond

Nonpartisan

Prior offices

Minnesota 2nd District Court Position 8

Successor: Victoria Elsmore

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Education

Bachelor's

Hamline University, 1982

Law

University of Minnesota Law School, 1986

Patrick Diamond was a judge for Position 8 of the Minnesota Second Judicial District. He assumed office in 2012. He left office on February 9, 2025.

Diamond ran for re-election for the Position 8 judge of the Minnesota Second Judicial District. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Ramsey County, Minnesota (2020)

General election

General election for Minnesota 2nd District Court Position 8

Incumbent Patrick Diamond defeated Ngozi Akubuike in the general election for Minnesota 2nd District Court Position 8 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patrick Diamond (Nonpartisan)	66.4	131,272
	Submit photo	Ngozi Akubuike (Nonpartisan)	33.1	65,393
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	923

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2014

See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2014
Diamond ran for re-election to the Second Judicial District.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the primary on August 12, 2014.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.  

Campaign themes

2020

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Education

Diamond received his B.A., summa cum laude, in secondary education from Hamline University in 1982, and later received his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1986.

Career

Diamond's previous job before becoming judge was as the deputy Hennepin County attorney for criminal prosecution. Diamond was responsible for any and all appellate, adult, juvenile, white collar, drug, property and gang prosecution functions.

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Footnotes

Minnesota courts

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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