Geoffrey Tenney
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Geoffrey Tenney is a Tenth Judicial District judge for Wright County, Minnesota. He was appointed to this position on November 6, 2008.[1] He was re-elected in 2010 and 2016.[2]
Education
Tenney received his B.A. from St. John's University in 1993 and his J.D. from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1996.[1]
Career
Tenney began his legal career in 1996 as a law clerk to Judge McCarthy of the 1st Judicial District. From 1996 to 1998, he was a tribal prosecutor for the Spirit Lake Tribe and an interim tribal prosecutor for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota. He then moved to Buffalo, Minn., where he worked as a self-employed attorney until his judicial appointment in 2008. During this time, he was also a part-time assistant public defender for the 10th Judicial District (1999-2004) and a Buffalo city prosecutor (2005-2008).[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.[3] Incumbent Geoffrey Tenney ran unopposed in the Minnesota 10th District, Position 42 general election.[2]
| Minnesota 10th District, Position 42, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Geoffrey Tenney Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 266,209 |
| Total Votes | 266,209 | |
| 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
Tenney was re-elected after running unopposed.
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]
See also
External links
- Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Tenth District Judges"
- AmericanTowns.com: Buffalo, MN, "Governor Pawlenty Appoints Davis and Tenney To Tenth Judicial District Judgeships in Wright County," November 7, 2008
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Judge Geoffrey W. Tenney," accessed January 26, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 State General Election Candidate Filings: Judicial Offices," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 Election Dates," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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
Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Minnesota • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Minnesota
State courts:
Minnesota Supreme Court • Minnesota Court of Appeals • Minnesota District Courts • Minnesota Problem-Solving Courts • Minnesota Tax Court • Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals
State resources:
Courts in Minnesota • Minnesota judicial elections • Judicial selection in Minnesota
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