Tad Jude

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The Honorable
Tad Jude
Judge of The Minnesota 10th Judicial District
In office
January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2021
Member of the
Hennepin County Board of Commissioners
In office
January 3, 1989 – January 5, 1993
Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 48th district
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 6, 1988
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 42A district
In office
January 2, 1973 – January 4, 1982
Personal details
Born (1951-12-13) December 13, 1951 (age 70)
St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyMinnesota Republican Party (since 1992)
Other political
affiliations		Democratic (until 1992)
Spouse(s)
Gail Jude
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(m. 1987; death 2001)​
Alma materSt. Thomas College, William Mitchell College of Law

Thaddeus Victor Jude (born December 13, 1951) is an American elected official in the state of Minnesota. He served in the Minnesota House of Representatives and Minnesota Senate. He also served on the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners and was a Minnesota District Court Judge.

Jude was born 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. Jude went to the University of St. Thomas and William Mitchell College of Law.[1] 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. Jude made Minnesota history again in emerging from a field of 24 candidates to be elected District Court Judge to Minnesota's 10th Judicial District in 2010. He was reelected without an opponent in 2016.

He serves as a judge on Minnesota's 10th Judicial District Court.[2]

Legal Experience[]

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 Legislature, he was chair of the full 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, Antonin Scalia Law School, and George Mason University.

Legislative Interests[]

Jude chaired the full House Judiciary Committee. His achievements include:

• Laws to protect preborn children from injury or homicide.

• Proposing the constitutional amendment establishing Minnesota's Court of Appeals and the current structure of the Minnesota Supreme Court.

• Combining municipal and county courts into a unified district court trial bench.

• Converting abandoned rail corridors into recreational trials, beginning with the Luce Line Trial.

• Establishing waste to energy, recycling, and composting as alternatives to landfills.

• A statewide 911 emergency reporting and response system.

• Establishing graphic license plates for Minnesota vehicles.

• MTC policing and shelter implementation.

The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce named Jude their citizen legislator of the year in 1987. In 1988, MCCL named Jude their legislator of the year. MADD has given him the outstanding service award. He has been active in many civic organizations, including the American Legion. He has served on the boards of Senior Community Services, Action for Children - Zambia, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Jodi's Network of Hope, and Catholic Charities.

References[]

  1. ^ Minnesota Legislators Past & Present Thaddeus V. Jude
  2. ^ https://www.twincities.com/2010/11/02/washington-county-judges-race-tad-jude-leading-early-returns/
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