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

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = [[The Honorable]]

| name = Tad Jude

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

| caption = Jude in 1981
| office = Judge of [[CourtsDistrict Court of Minnesota|The Minnesota 10th Judicial District]]

| term_start = January 3, 2011

| term_end = December 31, 2021

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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 = 1971–1977

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

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'''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.

First elected to office in 1972, heJude 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>

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>

==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.<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 |publisher=Star Tribune |date=17 August 1994}}</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>

== Political and legal 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. 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 made Minnesota history in emerging from a field of 24 candidates to bewas 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>

==Legal Experienceexperience==

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.

==Legislative Interests==

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

• Laws to protect [[fetus|preborn children]] from injury or homicide.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

• Proposing the constitutional amendment establishing Minnesota's Court of Appeals and the current structure of the Minnesota Supreme Court.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

• Combining municipal and county courts into a unified district court trial bench.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

• Converting abandoned rail corridors into recreational trials, beginning with the Luce Line Trial.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

• Establishing waste to energy, recycling, and composting as alternatives to landfills.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

• A statewide 911 emergency reporting and response system.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

• Establishing graphic license plates for Minnesota vehicles.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

• MTC policing and shelter implementation.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce named Jude their citizen legislator of the year in 1987.{{cn|date=December 2022}} In 1988, MCCL named Jude their legislator of the year.{{cn|date=December 2022}} MADD has given him the outstanding service award.{{cn|date=December 2022}} He has been active in many civic organizations, including the American Legion.{{cn|date=December 2022}} 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.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

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