Jill Clark
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Jill Clark was recently a candidate for the Minnesota Supreme Court. She narrowly lost out to fellow challenger Deborah Hedlund for a chance to take on sitting Justice Lorie Gildea in the 2008 general election.
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Legal education and experience
- Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, 1975; Dean's List.
- University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), 1978-1979; Dean's List.
- Carleton College, B.A., Magna Cum Laude, 1979; Dean's List. Major: Political Science.
- University of Wisconsin - Madison. J.D. awarded, Cum Laude, 1988. Top 10% of class; Dean's List. Articles Editor, Wisconsin Law Review. Clinical programs in post-conviction criminal law (Legal Aid to Institutionalized Persons). Ray & Ethyl Brown Award for scholarship and leadership; Balfour Award for scholarship.[1]
2008 campaign
Primary results
Clark and Deborah Hedlund were within a percentage point of each other with 99% of precincts reporting the morning after the election; Richard Gallo came in fourth. Justice Gildea garnered 168,892 votes (53%), Hedlund had 56,450 votes (18%), Clark had 55,086 votes (17%) and Gallo had 35,587 votes (11%).[2][3]
(For more information, see the County Recount Proofing Report here.)
Platform
When Clark announced she was running for the state Supreme Court, she indicated:
- "I decided this was a good opportunity to discuss some issues with the appointment process."
- Clark opposes a movement that would change how judges stand for election.
- "No institution can long survive unless it continues to reform itself."
"...Clark is a judicial reformist. This means she wants everyone to obey the law, including those inside the court system. But don’t confuse judicial reformist with ‘judicial activist.’ 'We don’t need to make new laws, we just need to enforce the laws that are already on the books.'"[4]
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