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Sally Robertson
Sally Robertson was a judge for Position 22 of the Minnesota Seventh Judicial District. She left office on August 14, 2022.
Robertson ran for re-election for the Position 22 judge of the Minnesota Seventh Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Education
Robertson received her bachelor's degree from Denison University in 1970 and her master's degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in 1972. She then earned her law degree from the University of New Mexico in 1979.[1]
Career
Prior to her judicial appointment, Robertson was an attorney for 30 years, 15 of which, she spent with the law firm of Kennedy & Nervig in Wadena, Minn. She also spent two years practicing in South Dakota on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.[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.[2] Incumbent Sally Robertson ran unopposed in the Minnesota 7th District, Position 22 general election.[3]
| Minnesota 7th District, Position 22, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sally Robertson Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 161,407 |
| Total Votes | 161,407 | |
| 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
Robertson 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 Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Judge Sally Ireland Robertson," accessed January 26, 2017
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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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