Patrick Goggins
Nonpartisan
Biography
Patrick Goggins joined the New Prague, Minnesota law firm now known as Wornson Goggins in 2001 and now serves as a District Court Judge, per the firm's website.
Goodhue County, Minnesota
Judge, Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 9
Goodhue County, Minnesota
Judge, Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 9
One candidate is tracked for Judge, Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 9, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Patrick Goggins. Candidate information follows official Goodhue County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Patrick Goggins is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Minnesota's 1st Judicial District covers Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott and Sibley counties; judges are elected at large across the whole district, so every voter there, not just voters in one county, votes on this seat. Minnesota judicial elections are nonpartisan and decided by plurality, with no runoff. Listed from the Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate table.
What this office does
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. One name is on the ballot for this seat.