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Peter M. Reyes, Jr.
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2014 - Present
2029
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Peter M. Reyes Jr. is a judge for District 16 of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. He assumed office in 2014. His current term ends on January 2, 2029.
Reyes ran for re-election for the District 16 judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Democratic Governor Mark Dayton appointed Reyes to this position to fill one of the at-large seats vacated on April 1, 2014, by retiring judges Terri Stoneburner and Thomas Kalitowski. Reyes is the first Latino to sit on an appellate court in Minnesota.[1][2]
Education
Reyes received his J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law in 1997.[1]
Career
Reyes previously was a partner at Barnes and Thornburg, focusing on intellectual property. Before that, Reyes was a senior intellectual property lawyer at food processing company Cargill. Prior to his time at Cargill, Reyes was an associate at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi.[1]
Awards and associations
- Board of Trustees, William Mitchell College of Law
- President, Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association
- President, Hispanic National Bar Association[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Minnesota intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Minnesota Court of Appeals District 16
Incumbent Peter M. Reyes Jr. won election in the general election for Minnesota Court of Appeals District 16 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Peter M. Reyes Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 99.2 | 1,324,573 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 11,322 | ||
| Total votes: 1,335,895 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Peter M. Reyes Jr. advanced from the primary for Minnesota Court of Appeals District 16.
Campaign finance
2016
Judge Reyes filed to run for election in 2016.[3] He was unopposed.
Election results
November 8 general election
Incumbent Peter M. Reyes, Jr. ran unopposed in the general election for Seat 16 on the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
| Minnesota Court of Appeals, Seat 16, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Peter M. Reyes, Jr. Incumbent (unopposed) |
99.07% | 1,639,561 |
| Write-in votes | 0.93% | 15,308 |
| Total Votes (4073 of 4120 precincts reporting: 99%) | 1,654,869 | |
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Peter M. Reyes Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 William Mitchell News, "Gov. Dayton appoints two Mitchell graduates to the Minnesota Court of Appeals," March 5, 2014
- ↑ LillieNews.com, "Dayton appoints Roseville lawyer to Minnesota Court of Appeals," April 1, 2014
- ↑ Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings, 2016 State General Election," accessed June 1, 2016
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
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