This year there are eight contested judicial races. Seven of those are for District Court (i.e. trial court) seats and one is for a seat on the Minnesota Court of Appeals. Most of the judges up for election are unopposed.

To see biographies of any of the 16 contenders in the eight contested races and his/her responses to Minnesota Lawyer's candidate questionnaire, please choose a court or district on the left and click on the candidate's name. For your convenience, we have also provided links to biographies of the judges who are running unopposed. Please click on uncontested races on left for a list of those judges and links.

To learn more about this site, to locate your judicial district or to read articles from Minnesota Lawyer's coverage of the judicial races, follow the links on the left.

Thank you for visiting our site, and don't forget to vote on Nov. 7!