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Minnesota State courts Federal courts Elections and Selection Judgepedia Community Ballotpedia Judgepedia presents the State of Minnesota Welcome to Minnesota on Judgepedia! Help yourself to great information on one of our many convenient tabs. The structure of the Minnesota judicial system is laid out in Article VI of the state Constitution. The state court system is made up of the Minnesota Supreme Court, the Minnesota Court of Appeals, the Minnesota District Courts, and various Courts of limited jurisdiction. The federal court system is made up of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota and the District of Minnesota Bankruptcy Court. Appeals from these courts are heard in the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. ?           Please visit our pages for great updates! Please click your county for information on your local courts. Supreme Courts in Minnesota Minnesota Supreme Court Appellate Minnesota Court of Appeals Trial Minnesota District Courts Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals Minnesota Tax Court Minnesota Problem-Solving Courts State court projects involving Minnesota Minnesota Constitution Minnesota Board on Judicial Standards Judicial interest organizations Minnesota counties There are 87 counties in Minnesota. Each county is served by one of 10 District Courts.     To see a list of counties in Minnesota, please see - Minnesota counties Jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota Appellate Courts Supreme Court of the United States United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit District Courts United States District Court for the District of Minnesota Bankruptcy Courts United States bankruptcy court, District of Minnesota Federal court projects involving Minnesota Judgepedia:WikiProject Bankruptcy Courts Federal Court Vacancy Warning System Judicious education, Minnesota law schools Judgepedia:WikiProject Judicial Interest Organizations Other Projects There are lots of projects you can contribute to on Judgepedia.     For more projects, please visit The WikiProject Directory Elections Latest election results: Minnesota judicial elections, 2012 Minnesota judicial elections Judges in Minnesota are selected in non-partisan primary and general elections. The two candidates who receive the greatest number of votes in the primary advance to the general election. Midterm vacancies are filled by gubernatorial appointment. Selection Judicial selection in Minnesota Minnesota Supreme Court Minnesota Court of Appeals Minnesota District Courts Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 6 years Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 6 years Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 6 years Learn more about the Judgepedia Community and how to get started! The Judgepedia community is the backbone of our encyclopedia. Our community is made up of readers, editors and staff members across the county. You can contribute to Judgepedia in a number of ways: you can register with Judgepedia and make edits you can email our Editor at editor@judgepedia.org to alert us to errors, share news or ask questions you can email a photo of a judge or courthouse to our Image Coordinator at submitphoto@judgepedia.org if you are a judge or judicial candidate, you can submit your bio to Judgepedia you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter you can donate to the Lucy Burns Institute Editing Judgepedia You can join the 2,040 users on Judgepedia! Becoming an editor on Judgepedia is easy. Visit registering with Judgepedia or send an email to newuser@judgepedia.org. If you are new to wikis, visit our index of help pages to access Judgepedia's help pages. Judgepedia staff In addition to our volunteer editors, Judgepedia has a group of paid staff members. You can learn about our staff members by looking through their bio pages. All links below will redirect you to our sister site, Ballotpedia, an online encyclopedia focusing on United States' officials, candidates and ballot measures at all levels of government. ? Minnesota State executives Governor Attorney General Secretary of State Treasurer Auditor Superintendent of Education Commissioner of Insurance Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Commissioner of Labor President of Public Service Commission State legislature State Legislature House of Representatives Senate Chief Examiner Voting and elections Congress State executive officials State legislature State ballot measures Local ballot measures Redistricting in Minnesota School district bond issues Vote fraud Laws and history Laws governing ballot measures in Minnesota Laws governing recall Laws governing local measures Campaign finance requirements

Minnesota North Star State Motto:   The North Star/The Star of the North Population:   5.3 million Area of state:   86,939 sq. mi. Admitted to U.S.:   1858 Contribute to Judgepedia Join In: Learn about Judgepedia Join the community Edit Judgepedia Articles You Can Improve: Thomas L. Johnson Minnesota Third Judicial District Minnesota Seventh Judicial District Reporting Errors: Email the editor Add an error tag See projects in progress