# Leland Bush

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{{Short description|American lawyer}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [The Honorable](/source/The_Honorable)
| name = Leland Bush
| image = 
| caption = 
| office = [Senior Judge](/source/Senior_status) of the [District Court of Minnesota](/source/District_Court_of_Minnesota)
| term_start = 2018
| predecessor = 
| office1 = Judge of the [District Court of Minnesota](/source/District_Court_of_Minnesota)
| appointer1 = [Jesse Ventura](/source/Jesse_Ventura)
| term_start1 = 2002
| term_end1 = 2018
| predecessor1 = George Marshall
| successor1 = Tricia Zimmer<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gau |first1=Deb |title=Zimmer sworn in as District Court Judge |url=https://www.marshallindependent.com/news/local-news/2018/09/zimmer-sworn-in-as-district-court-judge/ |website=marshallindependent.com |publisher=Marshall Independent}}</ref>
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = [Russell](/source/Russell%2C_Minnesota), [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota), U.S.
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| alma_mater = [Macalester College](/source/Macalester_College)<br/>[Southwest State University](/source/Southwest_Minnesota_State_University) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))<br/>{{nowrap|[University of Minnesota Law School](/source/University_of_Minnesota_Law_School)}} ([JD](/source/Juris_Doctor))
}}
'''Leland O. Bush''' (born c. 1951)<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-ventura-names-two-district/160985531/ Ventura names two district judges to bench]", ''Minneapolis Star Tribune'' (February 15, 2002), p. B9.</ref> is an American lawyer and judge, who has served as a judge of the [District Court of Minnesota](/source/District_Court_of_Minnesota) since 2002, when he was appointed by Governor [Jesse Ventura](/source/Jesse_Ventura). 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](/source/Russell%2C_Minnesota). Bush attended [Macalester College](/source/Macalester_College) in [St. Paul, Minnesota](/source/St._Paul%2C_Minnesota). Bush's eldest brother was roommates with [Kofi Annan](/source/Kofi_Annan) while at Macalester College.  Bush transferred to [Southwest State University](/source/Southwest_Minnesota_State_University) in [Marshall, Minnesota](/source/Marshall%2C_Minnesota), where he earned a B.A. in biology from in May 1973. Bush attended the [University of Minnesota Law School](/source/University_of_Minnesota_Law_School), graduating with his [J.D.](/source/Juris_Doctor) 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](/source/Tyler%2C_Minnesota) before starting his own firm in 1979. In 2002, he was appointed to the [District Court of Minnesota](/source/District_Court_of_Minnesota) bench by Governor [Jesse Ventura](/source/Jesse_Ventura). 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 [Jesse Ventura](/source/Jesse_Ventura) on April 26, 2002. After being appointed to the position in April 2002, he was elected to a full term in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|first1=|title=Judicial Biography & Directory|url=https://www.mncourts.gov/About-The-Courts/Overview/JudicialDirectory/Bio.aspx?id=307|website=mncourts.gov|publisher=Minnesota Judicial Branch}}</ref> Bush was re-elected to consecutive terms in 2010 and 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Simon|first1=Steven|title=Candidate Filing Results|url=https://candidates.sos.state.mn.us/CandidateFilingResults.aspx?county=0&municipality=0&schooldistrict=0&hospitaldistrict=0&level=1&party=0&federal=False&judicial=True&executive=False&senate=False&representative=False&title=&office=0&candidateid=0|website=candidates.sos.state.mn.us|publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State}}</ref> In 2018, Bush retired from active status after 16 years on the bench.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gau |first1=Deb |title=Leaving the Bench |url=https://www.marshallindependent.com/news/local-news/2018/06/leaving-the-bench/ |website=MarshallIndependent.com |publisher=Marshall Independent}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* http://judgepedia.org/Leland_Bush

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