Tanya Bransford

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Tanya Bransford

Prior offices

Minnesota 4th District Court Position 47

Successor: Kristen Marttila

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Education

Bachelor's

Gustavus Adolphus College, 1980

Law

Hamline University School of Law, 1983

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Tanya Bransford was a judge for Position 47 of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. She assumed office in 1994. She left office on October 26, 2023.

Bransford ran for re-election for the Position 47 judge of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Hennepin County, Minnesota (2020)

General election

General election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 47

Incumbent Tanya Bransford won election in the general election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 47 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tanya Bransford (Nonpartisan)	99.2	336,152
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	2,799

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2014

See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2014
Bransford ran for re-election to the Fourth Judicial District.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the primary on August 12, 2014.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.  

Campaign themes

2020

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Education

Bransford received her B.A. degree from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1980 and her J.D. degree from the Hamline University School of Law in 1983.

Career

• 1994-2020: Judge, Fourth Judicial District
• 1990-1994: Referee, Hennepin County District Court Juvenile Division
• 1983-1987: Associate attorney, Spicer, Watson & Carp
• 1987-1990: Judge, Workers' Compensation Court

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External links

• MN Judicial Directory

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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