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Tim D. Wermager

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Tim D. Wermager

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Prior offices
Minnesota 1st District Court Position 36
Successor: Adam Johnson

Education

Bachelor's

Mankato State University, 1979

Law

University of Iowa, 1982


Tim D. Wermager was a judge of the First Judicial District for Dakota County, Minnesota. He was appointed to this position on November 27, 2007, by Governor Tim Pawlenty.[1] He ran unopposed for re-election in 2016.[2] He left office in 2023.

Biography

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Wermager received a B.S. in political science from Mankato State University in 1979 and a J.D. from the University of Iowa in 1982. Prior to joining the district court, he practiced law with the firms of Schoen and Wermager from 1982 to 1990 and with O'Connell, Wermager and Warg from 1990 to 2007.[1]

Elections

2016

See also: Minnesota local trial court judicial 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 Tim D. Wermager ran unopposed in the Minnesota 1st District, Position 36 general election.[2]

Minnesota 1st District, Position 36, General Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Tim D. Wermager Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 233,815
Total Votes 233,815
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

Wermager was re-elected after running unopposed.[4]

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.[5]

The chief judge of each district court is selected by peer vote for a two-year term.[5]

Judges of all courts are required to be "learned in the law" and under 70 years old.[5][6]

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