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Paul Scoggin
Paul Scoggin is a judge for Position 45 of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Scoggin ran for re-election for the Position 45 judge of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Scoggin was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton (D) on January 2, 2015.[1] He won election to his seat in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Scoggin received his bachelor's degree from St. John’s University and his J.D. from the University of Minnesota. He was the senior attorney of the property team at the Hennepin County Attorney's Office. He began working in that office in 1984 as an assistant county attorney. He spent a year in 2009 as an international prosecutor for the European Union Rule of Law Mission to Kosovo (EULEX).[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Hennepin County, Minnesota (2022)
General election
General election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 45
Incumbent Paul Scoggin won election in the general election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 45 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paul Scoggin (Nonpartisan) | 98.9 | 224,959 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 2,401 | ||
| Total votes: 227,360 | |||
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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 Paul Scoggin defeated Chris Ritts in the Minnesota 4th District, Position 45 general election.[4]
| Minnesota 4th District, Position 45, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Paul Scoggin Incumbent |
65.00% | 257,506 |
| Chris Ritts | 35.00% | 138,628 |
| Total Votes | 396,134 | |
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Unofficial Results Tuesday, November 8, 2016: Results for All Judicial Races," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
2014
See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2014
Scoggin ran for election to the Fourth Judicial District.
Primary: He was successful in the primary on August 12, 2014, receiving 24.1 percent of the vote. He competed against Mark Gabriel Giancola, Brian C. Hagerty, Jason T. Hutchison, Glen A. Norton, Daniel Cragg and Bridget Ann Sullivan.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 38.6 percent of the vote. He competed against Bridget Ann Sullivan.
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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.[7]
The chief judge of each district court is selected by peer vote for a two-year term.[7]
Judges of all courts are required to be "learned in the law" and under 70 years old.[7][8]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Judge Paul R. Scoggin," accessed December 17, 2015
- ↑ Paul Scoggin for Judge campaign website, "Biography," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 Election Dates," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 State General Election Candidate Filings: Judicial Offices," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 7, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Election Results - Judicial Races," August 12, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 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
