FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 10, 2023
Claire Lancaster
claire.lancaster@state.mn.us
651-219-2975
Commission on Judicial Selection Recommends First Judicial District Candidates to Governor Walz
[ST.
PAUL, MN] – The Commission on Judicial Selection announced today that
it is recommending three candidates for consideration to fill a vacancy
in Minnesota’s First Judicial District. The vacancy occurred upon the
retirement of the Honorable Kevin F. Mark. The seat will be chambered in
Red Wing in Goodhue County.
Nicole Broderick:
Nicole Broderick is a solo practitioner primarily practicing family
law. She was previously a partner at Gorman & Broderick, PLC, and a
part-time contract public defender in Goodhue County, where she handled
child protection, paternity, contempt, and truancy matters. Broderick’s
community involvement includes providing pro bono representation through
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services. She has also volunteered
for several local nonprofit organizations and the Red Wing Public School
District.
Adam Johnson:
Adam Johnson is the deputy county administrator for Rice County, where
he serves as a legal advisor to the county administrator and the county
board on a wide variety of civil and operational matters. He previously
served as the chief assistant for the Rice County Attorney’s Office,
where he was primarily responsible for criminal prosecution of felonies
including domestic assault, criminal sexual conduct, and murder. His
community involvement includes serving as president of Worthington
Dollars for Scholars and volunteering with Feed My Starving Children
and Volunteers Enlisted to Aid People (VEAP). He is also the Fifth
District Bar Association representative to the Minnesota State Bar
Association and a mock trial judge with the American Mock Trial
Association.
Tori Stewart:
Tori Stewart is an assistant county attorney in Dakota County, where
she prosecutes felony-level crimes including murder, assault, criminal
sexual conduct, child physical abuse, criminal vehicular operation, and
domestic-related offenses. She was previously an assistant county
attorney in Rice County, where she prosecuted all levels of criminal
offenses, and an associate attorney at Hughes & Costello. Her
community involvement has included serving on the Minnesota DWI Task
Force, the Dakota County Attorney’s Office Diversity, Equity &
Inclusion Alliance, the Minnesota County Attorney’s Association Impaired
Driving Educational Alliance, and the Minnesota State Bar Association
Public Law Section’s Executive Council. She also volunteered as a mock
trial judge with the Minnesota High School Mock Trial Program.
For more information about the judicial selection process, please visit the Governor’s Judicial Appointments webpage.
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