Leland Bush | |
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Senior Judge of the District Court of Minnesota | |
Assumed office 2018 | |
Judge of the District Court of Minnesota | |
In office 2002–2018 | |
Appointed by | Jesse Ventura |
Preceded by | George Marshall |
Succeeded by | Tricia Zimmer [1] |
Personal details | |
Born | Russell,Minnesota,U.S. |
Alma mater | Macalester College Southwest State University (BA) University of Minnesota Law School (JD) |
Leland O. Bush is an American lawyer and judge,who has served as a Judge of the District Court of Minnesota since 2002,when he was appointed by Governor Jesse Ventura. He was elected to a full term in 2004. He was re-elected in 2010 and in 2016.
Born in Russell,Minnesota. Bush attended Macalester College in St. Paul,Minnesota. Bush's eldest brother was roommates with Kofi Annan while at Macalester College. Bush transferred to Southwest State University in Marshall,Minnesota,where he earned a B.A. in biology from in May 1973. Bush attended the University of Minnesota Law School,graduating with his J.D. in 1976.
Following his law school graduation,Bush was admitted to the Minnesota bar later that year. Bush worked for David Watson in Tyler,Minnesota before starting his own firm in 1979. In 2002,he was appointed to the District Court of Minnesota bench by Governor Jesse Ventura. Bush also worked as a city attorney during this period until his appointment to the Minnesota state bench.
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