9 contested judicial races in Minnesota: Who are they and what do elected judges do
This year, voters will have to pick candidates in nine races to serve on the state's Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and ...
WDIO3d
Sixth Judicial District race in Minnesota
Out of four seats up for election in the Sixth Judicial District in Minnesota, only one was contested. The results for ...
MPR News5d
Election Day begins in Minnesota. Election judge celebrates 74 years of service
Polls are open between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. A Crow Wing County woman is marking 74 years of service as an election judge. The man accused of killing five young women in a high-speed crash along Lake ...
CBS News10d
Minnesota Supreme Court sides with Republican Party in Hennepin County Absentee Ballot Board ruling
The petition from the Republican Party of Minnesota stated elections officials "had a statutory duty to recruit election judges for the absentee ballot board by first contacting Republican ...
Judge overturns Minneapolis man's 2009 murder conviction after AG office's investigation
A judge has overturned the 2009 murder conviction of a Minneapolis man following an investigation by the Attorney General's ...
Duluth News Tribune20d
Local Judge's View: Northland judges, including newbies, are well trained, prepared
There is frankly an enormous amount to learn about being a judge that can only be learned through the actual practice of judicial duties. Fortunately, Minnesota has an exceptionally strong ...
Minnesota judges and justices can’t campaign much, rely on voters to do research
Like Brosnahan, the vast majority of Minnesota judges are initially appointed by the governor. Applicants first go through an extensive vetting process by the Judicial Selection Commission which then ...
Minnesota Daily4d
Judges rules for UMN; finds “troubled track record” on gender discrimination in SoM
A judge found there may be evidence the University of Minnesota School of Music (SoM) had discriminatory hiring and promoting practices based on gender, but a decision not to promote Professor Karen ...
Minnesota Judge Quits Patent Case After Federal Circuit Reversal
A federal judge in Minnesota recused himself from a patent case more than five years into proceedings after the Federal Circuit reversed his interpretation of a key patent term, leaving him flummoxed ...
Star Tribune8d
Judge dismisses lawsuit by family of Ricky Cobb II against Minnesota state trooper Londregan over fatal shooting
(Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune) A federal judge Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit against Minnesota state trooper Ryan Londregan in the shooting death of Ricky Cobb II during a ...
Voters in Washington and Ramsey counties elect 3 sitting judges
Voters in Ramsey and Washington counties overwhelming elected the three sitting judges who faced contested races. In the 10th ...
Minnesota Daily23d
Judge discusses validity of case against Najarian
At the conclusion of University surgeon John Najarian’s trial, U.S District Court Judge Richard Kyle commented on several ... I think it was run out of the University of Minnesota, and, quite frankly, ...