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Associate Justice - Supreme Court 4

Unofficial result: Won — Paul Thissen (Nonpartisan)

Source: electionresultsfiles.sos.mn.gov

Minnesota

What does this office do?

  • Deciding what state laws and the state constitution mean
  • Setting rulings that lower state courts must follow
  • Deciding major criminal and civil cases

Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Gun Control,

Candidates:

Paul Thissen

Won

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Paul Thissen has served on the Minnesota Supreme Court since 2018 and was elected in 2020. He served in the Minnesota House from 2003 to 2018, including as speaker, and worked as an attorney and appellate public defender.

Records: Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties 1 against

Sources: candidates.sos.mn.gov · sos.mn.gov