Richard A. Zimmerman

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Richard A. Zimmerman

Prior offices

Minnesota 9th District Court Position 10

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Education

Bachelor's

St. Cloud State University, 1973

Law

William Mitchell College of Law, 1980

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Richard A. Zimmerman was a Ninth Judicial District judge for Crow Wing County, Minnesota. He was appointed to this position on November 5, 1997, and was elected to full terms in 2000, 2006, and 2012. Zimmerman retired on September 5, 2017.

Biography

Zimmerman received his B.S. from St. Cloud State University in 1973. He then worked from 1975 to 1980 as a special agent for the U.S. Treasury before earning his J.D. from the William Mitchell College of Law in 1980. Zimmerman began his legal career in 1980 as a public defender in Aitkin County. He served in this position through 1993. He also became an associate of the firm Ryan, Ryan & Zimmerman in 1980. In 1983, he became a partner, and he worked in this position until his judicial appointment in 1997. He was also an examiner of titles for Aitkin County from 1988 to 1997.

Elections

2012

See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2012

Zimmerman ran unopposed in the general election November 6, 2012. He received 99.42 percent of the vote.

See also

• Courts in Minnesota
• Minnesota District Courts
• Crow Wing County, Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Crow Wing County District Court"

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