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{{shortShort description|American politician and& lawyer (born 1951)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Tad Jude

| image = Portrait of Tad Jude (cropped).jpg

| caption = Jude in 1981

| office = Judge of <br>the [[Minnesota District CourtsCourt of Minnesota|The Minnesota 10th Judicial District]]

| term_start = January 3, 2011

| term_end = December 31, 2021

| office1 = Member of the <br />[[Hennepin County, Minnesota#Commissioners|Hennepin County Board of Commissioners]]<br> from the 5th district

| predecessor = Thomas Armstrong

| successor = Helen Brosnahan

| office1 = Member of the <br />[[Hennepin County, Minnesota#Commissioners|Hennepin County Board of Commissioners]]<br> from the 5th district

| term_start1 = January 3, 1989

| term_end1 = January 5, 1993

| predecessor1predecessor = Bud Robb

| successor1successor = [[Emily Anne Staples|Emily Anne Staples Tuttle]]

| state_senate2 = Minnesota

| district2 = 48th

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| predecessor3 = [[John Wingard]]

| successor3 = [[Sidney Pauly]]

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|12|13}}

| birth_place = [[St. Cloud, Minnesota]], U.S.

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| spouse = {{marriage|Gail Jude|1987|2001|end=divorced}}

| children =

| relatives = [[James Jude]] (uncle)

| parents = [[Victor N. Jude]] (father)

| religion =

| alma_mater = [[University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)|St. Thomas College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />[[William Mitchell College of Law]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])

| allegiance = {{flagu|United States}}<!--self-evident-->

| branch = {{flag|[[United States Army}}]]

| serviceyears = 1971-19771971–1977

| unit = <span style="font-size:96%">[[United States Army Reserves]]</span>

}}

'''Thaddeus Victor Jude''' (born December 13, 1951) is an American judge, lawyer, and politician. He most recently served as a [[Minnesota District Court]] judge for a decade, 2011 to 2021. Jude was also previously a member of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]], the [[Minnesota Senate]], and served on the [[Hennepin County Board of Commissioners]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tad Jude |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Tad_Jude |website=Ballotpedia}}</ref> Originally a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], he left the party in 1992 to become a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]. Jude is currently running for Hennepin County Attorney in the 2022 election.

'''Thaddeus Victor Jude''' (born December 13, 1951) is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician and lawyer from [[Minnesota]]. Jude was a candidate in the [[2022 Minnesota Attorney General election]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wxow.com/news/minnesota-news/former-washington-county-judge-tad-jude-announces-for-ag/article_74f41df2-b3c0-53a7-8baa-870da6a27017.html|title=Former Washington County Judge Tad Jude announces for AG|website=WXOW}}</ref> but withdrew and endorsed Jim Schultz on May 13, 2022 after being eliminated at the convention.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mn-republicans-endorse-jim-schultz-001100233.html | title=MN Republicans endorse Jim Schultz for attorney general | date=14 May 2022 }}</ref> He subsequently ran for [[2022 Hennepin County Attorney election|Hennepin County Attorney]] that same year, finishing 4th in the primary.

==Early life==

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 from 1971 to 1977.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mncourts.gov/About-The-Courts/Overview/JudicialDirectory/Bio.aspx?jid=1592 |title=Minnesota Judicial Branch - Bio |date=December 27, 2021 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227121101/https://www.mncourts.gov/About-The-Courts/Overview/JudicialDirectory/Bio.aspx?jid=1592 |archive-date=27 December 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Jude went to the [[University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)|University of St. Thomas]] and [[William Mitchell College of Law]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10299|title=Jude, Thaddeus "Tad" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present|website=www.lrl.mn.gov}}</ref> He is a nephew of doctor [[James Jude]], who was one of the developers of [[cardiopulmonary resuscitation]] (CPR).<ref>https://www.lrl.mn.gov/LegDB/articles/12423STObit.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/us/dr-james-jude-who-helped-develop-use-of-cpr-dies-at-87.html | title=Dr. James Jude, Who Helped Develop Use of CPR, Dies at 87 | newspaper=The New York Times | date=August 2015 | last1=Grimes | first1=William }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Tad_Jude|title=Tad Jude|website=Ballotpedia}}</ref>

== Early political career ==

[[File:Tad Jude.jpg|thumb|left|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.

Jude is currently running for [[Minnesota's 3rd congressional district]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About MN 03 Congressional District |url=https://www.tadjude.com/about-cd3.html |website=Tad Jude}}</ref>

Jude first ran for elected office in 1972 for a seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives as a Democrat. Winning the election, he represented a district in the western [[Twin Cities]] for five terms. In [[1982 Minnesota Senate election|1982]], Jude ran successfully for the Minnesota Senate. He served for six years in the state Senate before being elected to the Hennepin County Board in 1988 and resigning from his senate seat. He was a county commissioner from 1988 until 1993.

==LegalEarly Experiencelife==

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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mncourts.gov/About-The-Courts/Overview/JudicialDirectory/Bio.aspx?jid=1592 |title=Minnesota Judicial Branch - Bio |date=December 27, 2021 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227121101/https://www.mncourts.gov/About-The-Courts/Overview/JudicialDirectory/Bio.aspx?jid=1592 |archive-date=27 December 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Jude went to the [[University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)|University of St. Thomas]] and [[William Mitchell College of Law]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10299|title=Jude, Thaddeus "Tad" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present|website=www.lrl.mn.gov}}</ref> He is a nephew of doctor [[James Jude]], who was one of the developers of [[cardiopulmonary resuscitation]] (CPR).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chanen |first1=David |title=Vic Jude, longtime member of Legislature, dies at age 71 |url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/LegDB/articles/12423STObit.pdf {{Bare|publisher=Star URLTribune PDF|date=March17 August 20221994}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/us/dr-james-jude-who-helped-develop-use-of-cpr-dies-at-87.html | title=Dr. James Jude, Who Helped Develop Use of CPR, Dies at 87 | newspaper=The New York Times | date=August 2015 | last1=Grimes | first1=William }}</ref>

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.

== 1992Political and 1994legal Congressionalcareer Races==

[[File:Tad Jude.jpg|thumb|left|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 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota|1994]], Jude ran for [[Minnesota's 6th congressional district]]. However, he lost the election to [[Bill Luther]] by 0.24%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=21161|title=Our Campaigns - MN District 6 Race - Nov 08, 1994|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}</ref> He ran again in [[1996 United States House of Representatives elections#Minnesota|1996]], but lost to Luther by 11.82%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=21162|title=Our Campaigns - MN District 6 Race - Nov 05, 1996|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twincities.com/2010/11/02/washington-county-judges-race-tad-jude-leading-early-returns/|title=Washington County judge's race: Tad Jude leading early returns|date=2 November 2010}}</ref>

He chose not to seek re-election to the Hennepin County Board in 1992 and unsuccessfully challenged vulnerable incumbent U.S. Representative [[Gerry Sikorski]] in the 1992 6th congressional district Democratic primary on a [[Social conservatism|socially conservative]]<nowiki/>platform.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schwartz |first=Maralee |last2=Lee |first2=Gary |last3=Pianin |first3=Eric |date=1992-09-13 |title=CHALLENGE FOR SIKORSKI |language=en-US |work=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1992/09/13/challenge-for-sikorski/5f19e70e-1812-4e77-b470-304579811345/ |access-date=2022-07-20 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Primary Outcome For Minnesota Lawmaker Tied To Bad Checks, Abortion |url=https://apnews.com/article/d8c43715b2d7fd2cfdc009c629331d45 |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref> Dissatisfied with the direction of the Democratic Party, Jude announced following his election loss that he was leaving the party and joining the Republicans. Now as a Republican, he ran again for congress in [[Minnesota's 6th congressional district]] in 1994 to succeed retiring fellow Republican [[Rod Grams]]. Jude faced Democrat [[Bill Luther]] in the [[1994 United States House of Representatives elections|1994 U.S. House of Representatives general election]]. In an extremely close and competitive election, he lost by to Luther by a narrow margin of 0.2%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AllPolitics - Congressional Races - Minnesota District 6 |url=https://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/candidates/election.guide/text/MN06.shtml |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=www.cnn.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ostermeier |first=Dr Eric |date=2012-10-26 |title=Minnesota Eyes Most Competitive US House Races Since 1994 |url=https://smartpolitics.lib.umn.edu/2012/10/26/minnesota-eyes-most-competitiv/ |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=Smart Politics |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Judicial Career and Hennepin County Attorney Election==

==Legal experience==

Jude returned to private practice as a lawyer for several years after running for congress again in [[1996 United States House of Representatives elections|1996]]. He won an open judicial seat in 2010. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Washington County Judge Tad Jude announces for AG |url=https://www.wxow.com/news/minnesota-news/former-washington-county-judge-tad-jude-announces-for-ag/article_74f41df2-b3c0-53a7-8baa-870da6a27017.html |website=WXOW}}</ref> He retired from his role at the end of 2021 to be a candidate for the Republican nomination in the [[2022 Minnesota Attorney General election]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Washington County Judge Tad Jude announces for AG |url=https://www.wxow.com/news/minnesota-news/former-washington-county-judge-tad-jude-announces-for-ag/article_74f41df2-b3c0-53a7-8baa-870da6a27017.html |website=WXOW}}</ref>

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 Legislaturelegislator, 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,{{clarify|date=July 2024}} [[Antonin Scalia Law School]], and George Mason University.

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