FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 29, 2024
Contact: Claire Lancaster
claire.lancaster@state.mn.us
651-219-2975
Commission on Judicial Selection Opens Application Process for Vacancy in the Second Judicial District
[ST. PAUL, MN] – Today, the Commission on Judicial Selection announced a vacancy in Minnesota’s Second Judicial District. The vacancy will occur upon the elevation of the Honorable JaPaul J. Harris to the Minnesota Court of Appeals. This seat will be chambered in St. Paul in Ramsey County.
The application process is now open for this vacancy. The commission is searching for a fair, experienced, and civic-minded individual to serve on the bench and offer their talents and services to Minnesota’s judicial system. Per statute, the commission will consider the following qualifications for judicial office: integrity, maturity, health (if job related), judicial temperament, legal knowledge, ability, experience, and community service. The commission is seeking applicants who reflect Minnesota’s full diversity.
Individuals
wishing to apply may request an application by contacting the Office of
the Governor and Lieutenant Governor via e-mail at Judicial.Selection@state.mn.us. Application materials are due by 4:00 pm on March 21 and should be addressed to the chair of the commission, Erin Sindberg Porter. The commission expects to hold interviews in mid-April.
The judges of the Second Judicial
District have offered to provide informational interviews to
prospective applicants. To request more information or for other
inquiries about the application process, please contact the Office of
the Governor and Lieutenant Governor at Judicial.Selection@state.mn.us.
For more information about the judicial selection process, please visit the Governor’s Judicial Appointments webpage.
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