Tamara G. Garcia
Tamara G. Garcia is a judge for Position 7 of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. Her current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Garcia ran for re-election for the Position 7 judge of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Garcia was appointed to this position in February 2008.[1] She was elected to a full term in 2010 and was re-elected in 2016.[2]
Education
Garcia received her B.A. and J.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1983 and 1986, respectively.[1]
Career
Garcia began her legal career in 1987 as a staff attorney for the Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals. In 1989, she left this court to become an attorney and, eventually, partner of the law firm Pustorino, Pederson, Tilton & Parrington, P.L.L.P. She worked in this capacity until 2000, when she became a private practice lawyer with her own firm: Tamara G. Garcia, P.A. She practiced under this title until her 2008 judicial appointment. She also worked as a hearing examiner for the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux (Dakota) Community from 1995 to 2008. From 2000 to 2008, she was member of the board of directors for the State Fund Mutual Insurance Company. She was also a hearing examiner for the AMERIND Risk Management Corporation in 2007 and 2008.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Hennepin County, Minnesota (2022)
General election
General election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 7
Incumbent Tamara G. Garcia won election in the general election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tamara G. Garcia (Nonpartisan) | 99.0 | 228,203 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 2,337 | ||
| Total votes: 230,540 | |||
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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 Tamara G. Garcia ran unopposed in the Minnesota 4th District, Position 7 general election.[2]
| Minnesota 4th District, Position 7, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tamara G. Garcia Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 322,500 |
| Total Votes | 322,500 | |
| 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
Garcia 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]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Tamara G. Garcia did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Minnesota 4th District Court Position 7 |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Judge Tamara Garcia," 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
