Robyn Millenacker
Robyn Millenacker is a judge for Position 14 of the Minnesota Second Judicial District.
Millenacker ran for re-election for the Position 14 judge of the Minnesota Second Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
She was appointed to this position by Gov. Pawlenty on April 22, 2010.[1]
Education
Millenacker received her B.A. from the University of Minnesota in 1984 and her J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1988. Millenacker began her legal career in 1986 as a law clerk to the Hennepin County Attorney. The following year, she clerked for the firm of Pillsbury, Madison and Sutro. She served as a judicial law clerk to U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Janice Symchych in 1988 and 1989 and then joined Pillsbury, Madison and Sutro as an associate attorney. In 1994, she left the firm to become an assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California. Two years later, she moved to the District of Minnesota, where she continued to served as an assistant U.S. attorney until she became a district judge in 2010.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Minnesota 2nd District Court Position 14
Incumbent Robyn Millenacker defeated Marcus Almon in the general election for Minnesota 2nd District Court Position 14 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robyn Millenacker (Nonpartisan) | 69.3 | 108,935 |
 | Marcus Almon (Nonpartisan) | 30.3 | 47,674 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 659 | ||
| Total votes: 157,268 | |||
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2012
- See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2012
Millenacker ran unopposed in the general election November 6, 2012.[2] She received 98.55% of the vote.[3]
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]
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official biography of Judge Millenacker
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State website
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State Election Results
- ↑ 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
