Tad Jude

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Jude in 1981
Judge of The Minnesota 10th Judicial District
In office
January 3, 2011 –December 31, 2021
Parent Victor N. Jude (father)
Relatives James Jude (uncle)
Alma mater St. Thomas College (BA)
William Mitchell College of Law (JD)
Military service
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1971–1977
Unit United States Army Reserves

Thaddeus Victor Jude (born December 13, 1951) is a Republican politician and lawyer from Minnesota. Jude was a candidate in the 2022 Minnesota Attorney General election, [1] but withdrew and endorsed Jim Schultz on May 13, 2022 after being eliminated at the convention. [2] He subsequently ran for Hennepin County Attorney that same year, finishing 4th in the primary.

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First elected to office in 1972, Jude has previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives and in the Minnesota Senate. He also served on the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners and was a Minnesota District Court Judge. [3]

Jude ran for Minnesota's 3rd congressional district in 2024. [4]

Early life

Thaddeus Victor Jude was born on December 13, 1951, in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He is the oldest of 11 children of Ruth (Huisentruit) Jude and Victor N. Jude. He served in the United States Army Reserves from 1971 to 1977. [5] Jude went to the University of St. Thomas and William Mitchell College of Law. [6] He is a nephew of doctor James Jude, who was one of the developers of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). [7] [8]

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Jude as a state legislator in 1973

Jude was the youngest person ever elected to the Minnesota Legislature, elected at the age of 20 when he won election in 1972 and was sworn in at the age of 21 the following January. His father, Victor N. Jude, also served in the Minnesota Legislature. In 1994, Jude ran for Minnesota's 6th congressional district. However, he lost the election to Bill Luther by 0.24%. [9] He ran again in 1996, but lost to Luther by 11.82%. [10] Jude was elected District Court Judge to Minnesota's 10th Judicial District in 2010, from a field of 24 candidates. He was reelected without an opponent in 2016. He served as a judge on Minnesota's 10th Judicial District Court. [11]

Jude is a 1977 graduate of William Mitchell College of Law. His employment includes legal work at the law firms of Jude and Guenningsman; Magsam and Harwig; and Trimble and Associates. He practiced workers' compensation law for the Special Compensation Fund. As a Minnesota legislator, he was chair of the House Judiciary Committee and the Senate Civil Justice division. He has served on the Hennepin County Law Library Board and as president of the Richard T. Oakes Inn of Court. His judicial education includes Law and Economics,[ clarification needed ] Antonin Scalia Law School, and George Mason University.

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References

  1. ↑ "Former Washington County Judge Tad Jude announces for AG". WXOW.
  2. ↑ "MN Republicans endorse Jim Schultz for attorney general". 14 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Tad Jude". Ballotpedia.
  4. ↑ "About MN 03 Congressional District". Tad Jude.
  5. ↑ "Minnesota Judicial Branch - Bio". December 27, 2021. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Jude, Thaddeus "Tad" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov.
  7. ↑ Chanen, David (17 August 1994). "Vic Jude, longtime member of Legislature, dies at age 71" (PDF). Star Tribune.
  8. ↑ Grimes, William (August 2015). "Dr. James Jude, Who Helped Develop Use of CPR, Dies at 87". The New York Times.
  9. ↑ "Our Campaigns - MN District 6 Race - Nov 08, 1994". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  10. ↑ "Our Campaigns - MN District 6 Race - Nov 05, 1996". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  11. ↑ "Washington County judge's race: Tad Jude leading early returns". 2 November 2010.
Minnesota House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 42A district
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from the 48th district
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