Christopher Lehmann

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Christopher Lehmann

Prior offices

Minnesota 1st District Court Position 23

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Education

Bachelor's

Concordia College

Law

William Mitchell College of Law

Personal

Profession

Attorney

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Christopher Lehmann is a judge on the First Judicial District in Dakota County, Minnesota. He was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton (D) on September 15, 2014. He ran unopposed for election in 2016.

Education

Lehmann received a bachelor's degree in business administration and political science from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., in 1990. He graduated with his J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law in 1994.

Career

Below is a summary of Lehmann's professional experience:

• 2014-Present: Judge, First Judicial District
• 2012-2014: Partner, Grannis & Lehmann, P.A.
• 1999-2012: Associate, Grannis & Lehmann, P.A.
• 1999-2014: Assistant public defender
• 1997-1998: Assistant city attorney, St. Paul
• 1994-1997: Associate, Grannis & Grannis, P.A.

Lehmann also served as a South St. Paul city councilman and president of the South Metro Fire Department Joint Powers Board and the Dakota County Bar Association.

Elections

2016

See also: Minnesota local trial court judicial 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. Incumbent Christopher Lehmann ran unopposed in the Minnesota 1st District, Position 23 general election.

Minnesota 1st District, Position 23, General Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Christopher Lehmann Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	233,993
Total Votes		233,993
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Unofficial Results Tuesday, November 8, 2016: Results for All Judicial Races," accessed November 9, 2016

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.

The chief judge of each district court is selected by peer vote for a two-year term.

Judges of all courts are required to be "learned in the law" and under 70 years old.

Recent news

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See also

• Courts in Minnesota
• Minnesota District Courts

External links

• Minnesota Judicial Branch, "First Judicial District"
• Minnesota Judicial Branch, "First District Judicial Officers"

Footnotes

Minnesota courts

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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