Leland O. Bush (born c. 1951) is an American lawyer and judge, who has served as a judge of the

District Court of Minnesota The District Court of Minnesota is the State court (United States), state trial court of general jurisdiction in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Jurisdiction of the court The Minnesota Constitution provides that the district court has original jur ...

since 2002, when he was appointed by Governor

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. He was elected to a full term in 2004. He was re-elected in 2010 and in 2016.

Early life and education

Born in

Russell, Minnesota Russell is a city in Lyon County, Minnesota, Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 348 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Russell was platted in 1888, and named for Russell Spicer, the son of the settler ...

. Bush attended

Macalester College Macalester College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1874, Macalester is exclusively an undergraduate institution with an enrollment of 2,142 students in the fall of 2023. The college ha ...

St. Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul (often abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 311,527, making it Minnesota's second-most populous city a ...

. Bush's eldest brother was roommates with

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while at Macalester College. Bush transferred to Southwest State University in

Marshall, Minnesota Marshall is a city in Lyon County, Minnesota, Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,628 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, and 13,906 as of 2023 estimates. Marshall is a regional center in southwest Minnesota ...

, where he earned a B.A. in biology from in May 1973. Bush attended the

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, graduating with his J.D. in 1976.

Legal career

Following his law school graduation, Bush was admitted to the Minnesota bar later that year. Bush worked for David Watson in

Tyler, Minnesota Tyler is a city in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The population of Tyler was 1,138 at the 2020 census. History Tyler was platted in 1879. It was named for C. B. Tyler, a Minnesota land agent and newspaper editor. A post office has ...

before starting his own firm in 1979. In 2002, he was appointed to the

bench by Governor

. Bush also worked as a city attorney during this period until his appointment to the Minnesota state bench.

Judicial service

Bush was appointed by then-Governor

on April 26, 2002. After being appointed to the position in April 2002, he was elected to a full term in 2004. Bush was re-elected to consecutive terms in 2010 and 2016. In 2018, Bush retired from active status after 16 years on the bench.

References

External links

* http://judgepedia.org/Leland_Bush {{DEFAULTSORT:Bush, Leland 1951 births Living people Minnesota state court judges People from Lyon County, Minnesota Southwest Minnesota State University alumni University of Minnesota Law School alumni 1950s births