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Christina M. Wietzema

Nonpartisan · Minnesota · 2026 · Incumbent

On the November 3 ballot for Judge, Minnesota 5th Judicial District Court, Seat 5, Minnesota

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Judge, Minnesota 5th Judicial District Court, Seat 5
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Biography

Judge Christina M. Wietzema was appointed to the Fifth Judicial District bench by Governor Mark Dayton in 2012 and was elected in 2014 and 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. She earned her J.D. from Hamline University School of Law and previously worked as an assistant public defender in the Fifth Judicial District. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

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Judge, Minnesota 5th Judicial District Court, Seat 5Minnesota · 2026Blue Earth County sample ballot

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