Martha M. Simonett
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Martha M. Simonett
Prior offices
Minnesota 1st District Court Position 9
Education
Martha M. Simonett is a judge of the First Judicial District for Dakota County, Minnesota. She was appointed on June 24, 1996, by Governor Arne Carlson and was elected to a full term in 1998.[1]
Biography
Simonett received a B.A. in English literature from the University of Minnesota in 1979 and a J.D. from the William Mitchell College of Law in 1984. Prior to becoming a judge, she served on the Dakota County Community Corrections Board and the Supreme Court Committee on General Rules of Practice.[1]
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.[2] Incumbent Martha M. Simonett ran unopposed in the Minnesota 1st District, Position 9 general election.[3]
| Minnesota 1st District, Position 9, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Martha M. Simonett Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 235,788 |
| Total Votes | 235,788 | |
| 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
Simonett 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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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official biography of Judge Simonett
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 Election Dates," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 State General Election Candidate Filings: Judicial Offices," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, State Offices
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Minnesota," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Office of the Revisor of Statutes, "2006 Minnesota Statutes," accessed July 30, 2014