Thomas M. Fitzpatrick (Minnesota)
Thomas M. Fitzpatrick was a judge for Position 44 of the Minnesota Tenth Judicial District. He left office on March 1, 2022.
Fitzpatrick ran for re-election for the Position 44 judge of the Minnesota Tenth Judicial District. He won in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Education
Fitzpatrick received his B.S. from St. Cloud State University in 1975 and his J.D. from the William Mitchell College of Law in 1981.[1]
Career
Fitzpatrick began his legal career in 1981 as an assistant Blue Earth County attorney. He left this position in 1983 to join the law firm of Burke and Hawkins in Coon Rapids, Minn. He then worked from 1986 until his judicial appointment in 2007 as an attorney and partner of the firm of Randall, Goodrich and Fitzpatrick.[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 Thomas M. Fitzpatrick ran unopposed in the Minnesota 10th District, Position 44 general election.[3]
| Minnesota 10th District, Position 44, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Thomas M. Fitzpatrick Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 267,256 |
| Total Votes | 267,256 | |
| 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
Fitzpatrick 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 Thomas M. Fitzpatrick," 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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