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Leslie Beiers

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Leslie Beiers

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Prior offices

Minnesota 6th District Court Position 15

Education

Personal

Leslie Beiers is a judge on the Sixth Judicial District in Carlton County, Minn. She was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton (D) on June 27, 2014.[1] She ran unopposed for re-election in 2016.[2]

Education

Beier received a J.D. from the University of North Dakota in 1983.[1]

Career

  • 2014-Present: Judge, Sixth Judicial District
  • 1995-2014: Assistant St. Louis County attorney
  • 2011-2014: Special assistant United States attorney
  • 1991-1995: Assistant Carlton County attorney
  • 1985-1991: Staff attorney, Legal Aid of Northeastern Minnesota
  • 1983-1985: Law clerk, Magistrate Patrick McNulty, United States District Court[1]

Awards and associations

  • Member, Minnesota Bar Association
  • Member & past president, 11th District Bar Association
  • Member, County Attorney’s Association
  • Racial Justice Improvement Project
  • Mending the Sacred Hoop Safety Audit Team[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 Leslie Beiers ran unopposed in the Minnesota 6th District, Position 15 general election.[2]

Minnesota 6th District, Position 15, General Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Leslie Beiers Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 96,053
Total Votes 96,053
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Unofficial Results Tuesday, November 8, 2016: Results for All Judicial Races," accessed November 9, 2016

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]

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