Minnesota Supreme Court

Supreme Court Background Information

There are 7 justices on the Supreme Court.
The term of a Supreme Court justice is 6 years.
Mandatory retirement occurs at age 70.
Justices and their elections are “non-partisan” in Minnesota
Most judges in Minnesota garner their seat on the Supreme Court through a governor appointment, then the judge must be elected to maintain their seat.
Sitting or incumbent justices almost never lose their seat in subsequent elections – the last defeat of a judgeship in an election was in 1946.

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