Krista Jass
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Krista Jass is a judge on the Fifth Judicial District in Minnesota. She was appointed by Governor Tim Pawlenty in December 2010 to replace Norbert P. Smith.[1] She won election in 2012.
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Jass received her undergraduate degree from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1990 and her J.D. from Hamline University School of Law in 1993.[1]
Career
Jass began her legal career as a law clerk for the Fifth Judicial District from 1993 to 1994. In 1994, she became an assistant public defender in the district. Eight years later, she was named Managing Attorney in that office. In 2007, Jass became its Chief Public Defender, a position she held until joining the court in 2010.[1]
Awards and associations
- Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
- Member, Sixth District Bar Association
- Member, Minnesota Women Lawyers for the South Central Area
- Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member, Female Offender Task Force, Minnesota Department of Corrections
- Member, Fifth Judicial District Drug Court Steering Committee
- Member, Blue Earth County Community Corrections Advisory Board
- Member, Blue Earth County Law Library Board of Trustees
- Member, Blue Earth County Judicial Coordinating Council
- Member, Blue Earth County Drug Courts
- Member, Family Dependency Treatment Court Steering Committees[1]
Elections
2012
Jass ran unopposed in the general election November 6, 2012.[2] She won with 99.39% of the vote.[3]
- See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2012'
External links
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Minnesota • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Minnesota
State courts:
Minnesota Supreme Court • Minnesota Court of Appeals • Minnesota District Courts • Minnesota Problem-Solving Courts • Minnesota Tax Court • Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals
State resources:
Courts in Minnesota • Minnesota judicial elections • Judicial selection in Minnesota
