Tim Tingelstad
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Tim Tingelstad is a magistrate judge for the Ninth Judicial District in Minnesota.
Education
Tingelstad received his law degree from the William Mitchell College of Law and the University of North Dakota Law School.
Career
He has been a magistrate in family court for the state's 9th Judicial District since 1999. Prior to that, he was an administrative law judge, worked in private practice and was an assistant Beltrami County attorney.[1] For more information, see Tingelstad's resume.
Approach to the law
Tingelstad is opposed to the Commission-selection, political appointment method of judicial selection. Of this method, he says:
| “ | [It] would make the judicial branch accountable to the executive branch, which violates the principle of separation of powers.[2][3] | ” |
As part of an extensive interview with Minnesota Lawyer Tingelstad was asked the following question: "What role, if any, should politics play in judicial campaigns? (for example, party endorsements, discussions of political views, etc...)" His response again focused on the problems of merit selection.
| “ | [It] would not remove politics from the judicial selection process, it would simply hide the politics from the people. The politics would be condensed into small, unelected and unaccountable committees. [It] would not eliminate special interest groups from impacting judicial selection, it would create two new powerful special interest groups — the selection committee and the retention committee. Giving control of our courts to 20 unelected, unaccountable people is foolish.[4][3] | ” |
Elections
2012
Tingelstad ran for election to the Minnesota Supreme Court, Place 4 in 2012. He was defeated by incumbent David Stras in the general election, receiving 43.62% of the vote.[5] In the primary election, Judge Tingelstad received 29.4% of the vote.[6] Tingelstad previously defeated Nelson in a primary for a seat on the Supreme Court in 2008.
- See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2012
| “ | As a Minnesota Supreme Court Justice I will stand up for your constitutional right to meaningful judicial elections. I believe that justice is served when judges fear God and serve the people. And I will submit my will to the will of the people as expressed through the original intent of our Constitution. - Tim Tingelstad[7][3] |
” |
2010
Tingelstad was defeated by Alan Page in his third bid for the Minnesota Supreme Court.[8]
- See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2010
| Candidate | Incumbent | Election % |  |
|---|---|---|---|
Alan Page  |
Yes | 63.2% | |
| Tim Tingelstad | No | 36.5% |
2008
Tingelstad was a 2008 candidate for Seat Three on the Minnesota Supreme Court.
| Candidate | Incumbent | Primary % | Election % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Anderson |
Yes | 63.8% | 60.4% | |
| Tim Tingelstad | No | 21.8% | 39.2% | |
| Alan Nelson | No | 14.5% |
2004
In 2004, Tingelstad ran against associate Minnesota Supreme Court justice Alan Page, garnering 28% of the vote. Tingelstad's campaign tried to focus on Justice Page's abortion views as a matter of differentiation.[12]
External links
- Tingelstad Campaign website
- "Tim Tingelstad for MN Supreme Court" on Facebook
- Minnesota Public Radio "Minnesotans to judge judge candidates," August 8, 2004
- Principal campaign committee registration statement
- Detroit Lake Online, "Judge candidates hoping to change judicial election system," October 6, 2010 (dead link)
- Minnesota Independent, "Embracing partisanship, judge candidates weigh in on abortion, God in courts," October 29, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ Press Release "Ninth Judicial District Magistrate To Run For State Supreme Court Seat," July 9, 2008
- ↑ Tingelstad on judicial elections
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Minnesota Lawyer "Judicial Elections 2008:Tim Tingelstad" (dead link)
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, Unofficial General Election Results: Judicial
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidates of Judicial Offices"
- ↑ Information submitted to Judgepedia via an email from Judge Tingelstad's campaign on 10/24/2012
- ↑ Minnesota judicial candidates, 2010
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, 2010 General Election Results
- ↑ 2010 Minnesota Secretary of State, 2008 Primary Election Results
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, 2008 General Election Results
- ↑ John Parsons article on Tingelstad-Page race (dead link)
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
