FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 5, 2023
Contact: Claire Lancaster
claire.lancaster@state.mn.us
651-219-2975
Walz, Flanagan Announce Appointees to the Commission on Judicial Selection
[ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today announced appointments to the Commission on Judicial Selection. The
Governor’s appointees include six at-large members and 20 district
members, two from each of the ten judicial districts. The Governor and
Lieutenant Governor previously announced the reappointment of Erin
Sindberg Porter as the chair of the commission.
About the Commission on Judicial Selection:
The
Commission on Judicial Selection solicits, considers, and recommends
candidates to the Governor for vacancies in the district courts and the
Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals. The commission is comprised of
nine at-large members, including the chair, and four district members
from each of the ten judicial districts. Members are a mix of attorneys and non-attorneys. The Governor appoints 27 members, and the Minnesota Supreme Court appoints 22 members to the commission.
Sheree Curry – Maple Grove, MN
At-Large Non-Attorney Member
Reappointment
Patrick Mader – Northfield, MN
At-Large Non-Attorney Member
Reappointment
Justin Page – Minneapolis, MN
At-Large Attorney Member
Replacing: Katherine Barrett Wiik
Nathaniel Stumme – Duluth, MN
At-Large Attorney Member
Reappointment
Joshua Tuchscherer – Lakeville, MN
At-Large Attorney Member
Reappointment
X. Kevin Zhao – St. Paul, MN
At-Large Attorney Member
Replacing: Keiko Sugisaka
Richard Gorman – Red Wing, MN
First Judicial District Attorney Member
Reappointment
David Metzen – Mendota Heights, MN
First Judicial District Non-Attorney Member
Reappointment
Kenya Bodden – St. Paul, MN
Second Judicial District Attorney Member
Replacing: Maya Sheikh-Salah
Julio Zelaya – St. Paul, MN
Second Judicial District Non-Attorney Member
Replacing: Adriana Alejandro Osorio
Robert Gilbertson – Faribault, MN
Third Judicial District Attorney Member
Reappointment
Dr. Jeffery Boyd – Rochester, MN
Third Judicial District Non-Attorney Member
Replacing: Dr. Adenuga Atewologun
Roxanna (Roxy) Gonzalez – Minneapolis, MN
Fourth Judicial District Attorney Member
Replacing: Melissa Muro LaMere
Shawn Judge – Minneapolis, MN
Fourth Judicial District Non-Attorney Member
Reappointment
Lynn Johnson – Slayton, MN
Fifth Judicial District Attorney Member
Reappointment
Dawn Campbell – Mankato, MN
Fifth Judicial District Non-Attorney Member
Replacing: James Hepworth
Daniel Lew – Duluth, MN
Sixth Judicial District Attorney Member
Reappointment
Dr. Timothy Myles – Floodwood, MN
Sixth Judicial District Non-Attorney Member
Replacing: Phillip Drobnick
Kendra Olson – Elizabeth, MN
Seventh Judicial District Attorney Member
Replacing: Lisa Borgen
Melvin Whitney – Dilworth, MN
Seventh Judicial District Non-Attorney Member
Replacing: Mónica Maria Segura-Schwartz
Brianna Zuber Beckwith – Glenwood, MN
Eighth Judicial District Attorney Member
Reappointment
Timothy Lindberg – Morris, MN
Eighth Judicial District Non-Attorney Member
Reappointment
Caleb Dogeagle – Brainerd, MN
Ninth Judicial District Attorney Member
Reappointment
Chairman Faron Jackson Sr. – Onigum, MN
Ninth Judicial District Non-Attorney Member
Replacing: Susan Beck
Virginia Murphrey – Anoka, MN
Tenth Judicial District Attorney Member
Replacing: Viet-Hanh Winchell
Sharon Van Leer – Woodbury, MN
Tenth Judicial District Non-Attorney Member
Reappointment
Additional information about the Commission on Judicial Selection can be found on the Judicial Appointments website.
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