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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 5th, 2008
The judicial election results were no surprise at the appellate level, with the incumbents winning handily in the two contested state Supreme Court races and one contested Court of Appeals races. Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Paul Anderson skated by his challenger, 9th Judicial District magistrate Tim Tingelstad, by more than a 60/40 margin. A similar [...]
Posted in Barack Obama on Nov 5th, 2008
I spent yesterday (and I mean the whole day — 5:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.) working as a Ramsey County election judge, and it was an eye-opening experience. The precinct where I worked wasn’t even one of the busiest in town, attracting about 1,100 voters during the 13 hours the polls were open. But there [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 5th, 2008
The Judicial Election results — updated as they come in — are available on the Secretary of State’s website. Click here to view.
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 4th, 2008
I haven’t been this excited to vote since the first time I cast a ballot, and considering that was for Abraham Lincoln, that’s saying something. It was really fun this morning to be part of the crowd and watch our process. It was a beautiful golden morning and actually a pleasure to stand in line. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 4th, 2008
Thank you to the thousands of dedicated voters who found and used Minnesota Lawyer’s online judicial election guide, our website and this blog to get information about the 2008 judicial election. I was heartened to see how many folks out there want to cast a meaningful ballot in the judicial races and availed themselves of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 3rd, 2008
The front runner for the honor of the most expensive judicial race this year goes to the contest between David Piper and Jane Ranum for an open seat on the Hennepin County District Court. So far, $203,728 has been raised for that race. Most of the money has been raised by Piper, whose $168,760 in [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 3rd, 2008
Minnesota Lawyer doesn’t offer endorsements of judges, so the comments below are strictly my own as someone who has closely followed these races. Justice Paul Anderson is the second most senior justice on the high court, and was previously the chief judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. He takes a scholarly approach to the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 3rd, 2008
Don’t forget to check out Minnesota Lawyer’s online Judicial election guide to get information on the judicial races. Click here to visit. And don’t forget to vote tomorrow!
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 2nd, 2008
Hennepin County prosecutor Howard Orenstein is running against Children’s Law Center of Minnesota executive director Gail Chang Bohr for an open seat on the Ramsey County bench. The following clip is from a debate between the two candidates at Hamline University School of Law on Oct. 29, 2008. To view the YouTube version, click here.
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 2nd, 2008
Children’s Law Center of Minnesota executive director Gail Chang Bohr is running against Hennepin County prosecutor Howard Orenstein for an open seat on the Ramsey County bench. The following clip is from a debate between the two candidates at Hamline University School of Law on Oct. 29, 2008. For the YouTube version, click here.
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