Tad Jude
{{Short description|American politician & lawyer (born 1951)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tad Jude
| image = Portrait of Tad Jude (cropped).jpg
| caption = Jude in 1981
| office = Judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District
| term_start = January 3, 2011
| term_end = December 31, 2021
| office1 = Member of the
Hennepin County Board of Commissioners
| term_start1 = January 3, 1989
| term_end1 = January 5, 1993
| predecessor =
| successor =
| state_senate2 = Minnesota
| district2 = 48th
| term_start2 = January 3, 1983
| term_end2 = January 3, 1989
| predecessor2 = Robert Ashbach
| successor2 = Pat McGowan
| state_house3 = Minnesota
| district3 = 42A
| term_start3 = January 2, 1973
| term_end3 = January 4, 1983
| predecessor3 = John Wingard
| successor3 = Sidney Pauly
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|12|13}}
| birth_place = St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Republican (since 1992)
| otherparty = Democratic (until 1992)
| spouse = {{marriage|Gail Jude|1987|2001|end=divorced}}
| children =
| relatives = James Jude (uncle)
| parents = Victor N. Jude (father)
| religion =
| alma_mater = St. Thomas College (BA)
William Mitchell College of Law (JD)
| allegiance =
| branch = United States Army
| serviceyears = 1971–1977
| unit = United States Army Reserves
}}
Thaddeus Victor Jude (born December 13, 1951) is a Republican politician and lawyer from Minnesota. Jude was a candidate in the 2022 Minnesota Attorney General election,{{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}} but withdrew and endorsed Jim Schultz on May 13, 2022 after being eliminated at the convention.{{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 }} He subsequently ran for Hennepin County Attorney that same year, finishing 4th in the primary.
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.{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Tad_Jude|title=Tad Jude|website=Ballotpedia}}
Jude ran for Minnesota's 3rd congressional district in 2024.{{cite web |title=About MN 03 Congressional District |url=https://www.tadjude.com/about-cd3.html |website=Tad Jude}} He lost the election to Kelly Morrison.
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.{{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}} Jude went to the University of St. Thomas and William Mitchell College of Law.{{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}} He is a nephew of doctor James Jude, who was one of the developers of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).{{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}}{{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 }}
Political and legal career
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, Jude ran for Minnesota's 6th congressional district. However, he lost the election to Bill Luther by 0.24%.{{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}} He ran again in 1996, but lost to Luther by 11.82%.{{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}} 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.{{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}}
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 legislator, he was chair of the 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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Category:Politicians from St. Cloud, Minnesota
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Category:University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) alumni
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
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