James B. Florey
James B. Florey was a judge for District 14 of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. He assumed office in 1999. He left office on April 1, 2022.
Florey ran for re-election for the District 14 judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Florey retired on April 1, 2022.[2]
Education
Florey received his undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 1978. He earned his J.D. at the William Mitchell College of Law in 1981.[1]
Career
- 1999 - 2022: Judge, Sixth Judicial District
- 1983-1998: Attorney, St. Louis County
- 1982-1983: Attorney, Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Minnesota Court of Appeals District 14
Incumbent James B. Florey won election in the general election for Minnesota Court of Appeals District 14 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James B. Florey (Nonpartisan) | 99.2 | 1,539,709 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 12,570 | ||
| Total votes: 1,552,279 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
Judges of the Minnesota Court of Appeals are all chosen in nonpartisan elections to six-year terms. Candidates compete in primaries, from which the top two contestants advance to the general election.[3] 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.[3] Interim vacancies are filled via gubernatorial appointment. Appointed judges serve until the next general election occurring more than one year after their appointment.[3] They may then stand for election to a full term, and other candidates may file to run against them.[4]
Qualifications
Judges are required to be "learned in the law" and under 70 years old. Sitting judges who reach the age of 70 while in office are allowed to serve until the last day of that month.[3][5]
Selection of the chief judge
The chief judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals is appointed by the governor to a three-year term.
2012
Florey ran unopposed in the general election November 6, 2012.[6] He received 99.21% of the vote.[7]
- See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2012
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Official biography of Judge Florey
- ↑ Office of Gov. Tim Walz, "Governor Walz Announces Upcoming Vacancy on the Minnesota Court of Appeals," accessed April 25, 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Minnesota," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ The Office of the Revisor of Statutes, "Constitution of the State of Minnesota," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ Office of the Revisor of Statutes, "2006 Minnesota Statutes," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State website
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State Election Results
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
