Thomas B. Poch

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Thomas B. Poch

Prior offices

Minnesota 1st District Court

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Education

Bachelor's

Macalester College, 1964

Law

University of Minnesota Law School, 1967

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Thomas B. Poch was a senior judge for the Minnesota First Judicial District in Dakota County, Minnesota. He was appointed to the court on August 26, 1996 by Governor Arne Carlson, was elected to a full term in 1998, and was retained for another term in 2004. Poch retired on June 30, 2011 and became a senior judge the following July 8th. His current term in that position ended on June 30, 2013.

Education

Poch received his B.A. degree from Macalester College in 1964 and his J.D. degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1967.

Career

Judge Poch began his legal career in 1967 as an assistant attorney for Ramsey County. He worked in this position until becoming a judge in 1996 and served as Chief of the Criminal Division and Chief of the Crimes Against Persons Unit over this time. He has also been a U.S. Military Judge for the Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary since 1992 and teaches various courses for military judgeships.

2010 election

Poch was re-elected after running unopposed.

Main article: Minnesota judicial elections, 2010

See also

• Courts in Minnesota
• Judicial selection in Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Judicial Branch, "First Judicial District"

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