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Regina Chu
Regina M. Chu was a Fourth Judicial District judge for Hennepin County, Minnesota. She was appointed to this position by Governor Jesse Ventura on July 22, 2002, and was elected to a full term in 2004. She was re-elected in 2010 and 2016.Chu retired from the court on May 6, 2022.[1] [2]
Education
Chu received a B.A. from the University of Minnesota in 1975 and a J.D. from the William Mitchell College of Law in 1980.[1]
Career
Chu began her legal career in 1977 as a law clerk to Judge Barbeau of the Hennepin County District Court. In 1980, she became a law clerk on the Minnesota Supreme Court, assisting Justice Amdahl. The following year, she became a special assistant attorney general. She worked in this position in the Minnesota Attorney General's Office through 1984. She then worked as an attorney and, later, a partner of the firm of Bassford, Lockhart, Truesdell & Briggs from 1985 to 1993. She was an attorney and partner of Wilson & Chu from 1993 to 1996 and then a solo attorney under the title Regina M. Chu, P.A. from 1997 until her judicial appointment in 2002.[1]
Elections
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 Regina Chu ran unopposed in the Minnesota 4th District, Position 13 general election.[2]
| Minnesota 4th District, Position 13, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Regina Chu Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 321,093 |
| Total Votes | 321,093 | |
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Unofficial Results Tuesday, November 8, 2016: Results for All Judicial Races," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2010
Chu was re-elected after running unopposed.
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.[4]
The chief judge of each district court is selected by peer vote for a two-year term.[4]
Judges of all courts are required to be "learned in the law" and under 70 years old.[4][5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Judge Regina M. Chu," accessed January 26, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 State General Election Candidate Filings: Judicial Offices," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 Election Dates," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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
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