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Jane Ranum
Published Monday, October 27 04:02:22 PM
| Office: | 4th District Court seat 53 |
Other candidates in this race: |
| Incumbent: | No | |
| City of residence: | Minneapolis | |
| Age: | 61 | |
| Background: | Assistant Hennepin County Attorney (26 years); state senator (16 years). Prosecuted violent juveniles and adults in court and jury trials; handled child support and protection, paternity, and mental health commitment cases; chaired four Senate committees: Judiciary, Crime Prevention, State Government Budget, and Public Safety Budget. | |
| Endorsements: | Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale; Retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Wahl; Retired Hennepin County Judge William Posten; Senator Patricia Torres Ray; Senator Ann Rest; Representative Jean Wagenius; Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman; Bloomington City Council Member Steve Peterson; Minneapolis City Council Member Don Samuels; Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak. | |
| Most important issue: | National research on the courts reveals that procedural fairness, not case outcomes, is the critical element in public perception and satisfaction with the court system. Even when parties lose, they are much more likely to find the decision legitimate if they believe the process was fair. When court budgets are being cut and calendars are filled with increasingly complex cases involving social issues-like chemical dependency and mental health issues-interacting with legal problems, case volume cannot be an excuse for deemphasizing best practice procedural fairness. To do so puts the legitimacy of the court system at risk. | |
| More information: | Candidate website | |
