{"id":44850,"date":"2014-07-23T19:13:24","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T19:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/?p=44850"},"modified":"2017-03-27T15:02:16","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T15:02:16","slug":"alumna-runs-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/2014\/07\/23\/alumna-runs-judge\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumna Runs for Judge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Augsburg College alumna Beverly “Bev” Benson ’81 announced this summer that she will be running for Judge in\u00a0the\u00a04th Judicial District of Hennepin County. Supporting her in the campaign are many other Augsburg alumni, including Kristine Johnson ’81.<\/p>\n

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Official Announcement to Augsburg College<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Bev<\/a>Bev Benson, Augsburg Class of 1981, has announced she is running in November, to fill an open Judicial Seat on the Hennepin County Bench.\u00a0 This means that there is no incumbent.\u00a0\u00a0 Former Augsburg graduate Kristine Johnson, Class of 1981, is a member of her campaign staff.\u00a0\u00a0 She has numerous other Augsburg graduates supporting her campaign.<\/p>\n

Ms. Benson has been a prosecutor for 28 years, 25 years in Hennepin County, and 3 years in Stearns County.\u00a0 She has specialized in the prosecution of domestic abuse, child abuse, sexual assault and homicides.<\/p>\n

She has been a presenter and trainer at the national and state levels.\u00a0 She has also been a member of groups funded by the US State Department to do training for judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys and police in two provinces, formerly part of the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n

She has 15 years of experience moderating League of Women Voter candidate forums, as well as being a former president of her local Wayzata\/Plymouth League of Women Voters.\u00a0\u00a0 Other personal volunteer service activities include presenting trainings on domestic violence at the Minnesota Indian Women\u2019s Center and the Rape and Sexual Assault Center.\u00a0 She has volunteered as a reader to second graders at the Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary School.\u00a0 She volunteered her time and energy toward various projects at Oak View Elementary School and Cedar Island Elementary School in the Osseo-Maple Grove School District.<\/p>\n

If you have any further questions, feel free to contact her by way of this email address:\u00a0 bevbensonforjudge@gmail.com<\/a> and on Facebook at:\u00a0 \u201cBev Benson For Hennepin County Judge\u201d.<\/p>\n

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