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Coalition deal would award Labor the transportation, diaspora affairs, and public security portfolios, and see party leader Michaeli appointed to judicial selections committee

“I’ll see you in heaven.” It was the last thing Al Braccolino, 90, of Crown Point, told one of his daughters as paramedics loaded him into an ambulance Nov. 16. COVID-19 forced him into the final fight of his life. Ten days later, the chair Al usually occupied at the Thanksgiving table would sit empty. The husband to his wife of 70 years, father of three and grandfather of six died on the holiday. Al’s daughter, Sandra Noe, was herself suffering from COVID-19, which she cont...

Three finalists emerge in search for Minnesotas top federal prosecutor Search narrows to replace Trump appointee Erica MacDonald.  March 11, 2021 — 6:01pm Text size Copy shortlink: Three finalists have emerged in the search for Minnesotas next U.S. attorney. Andrew Luger, who held the job from 2014 to 2017, and former assistant federal prosecutors Surya Saxena and Lola Velazquez-Aguilu have all made the shortlist, according to sour...

Thursday, February 25, 2021 Hello, legal and professional services industry fans. We’re closing out February with the latest legal and consulting industry news, focusing on firm hires and advancements, awards and unique recognitions, and innovations from law firms in these unusual times.  Please read on: Law and Professional Services Firm Moves  Mayer Brown appointed Amol Bargaje as the firm’s first global chief innovation officer. Bargaje joined Mayer Brown in 2018 as the globa...

The search is on for candidates to fill two judgeships opening up in Hennepin and Chisago counties. In the 4th Judicial District, Judge Thomas S. Fraser is retiring. Fraser, who earned his juris doctorate from the Harvard Law School in 1976, was appointed to the bench by Gov. Mark Dayton in 2014. He was a shareholder at Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., from 1979 to 2014, and served as a special assistant state attorney general for two years before that. After his appointment, he was elected in 2016 to...

Lamont to nominate diverse first class of trial judges He is to pick Robert Clark for Appellate, 15 others for Superior Court mark Pazniokas :: ctmirror.org Robert W. Clark, center, with the governor’s chief of staff, Paul Mounds, left, and Doug Dalena, during a debate in March about the governor’s emergency pandemic powers. Clark is to be nominated for the Appellate Court. Gov. Ned Lamont is expected Wednesday to nominate his general counsel, Robert W. Clark, to the Appellate Court and nam...

All-virtual ABA Midyear Meeting offers multiple days of free events and programs   Image from Shutterstock.com. ABA members from across the country are convening virtually this week for the 2021 ABA Midyear Meeting. The annual event, which runs from Wednesday, Feb. 17, through Monday, Feb. 22, offers a full roster of special events, educational programs and networking opportunities. It also includes meetings of the Board of Governors, House of Delegates and other association entities. The 597...

The legislation would eliminate the commission members currently selected by Lake County attorneys and statutory requirements that commission members reflect the diversity of Lake Countys population.

The legislation would eliminate the commission members currently selected by Lake County attorneys and statutory requirements that commission members reflect the diversity of Lake Countys population.

Gov. Ned Lamont makes point at a press conference outside the Capitol in October. Gov. Ned Lamont, who has demonstrated little interest in the political nuances, benefits and occasional hazards entailed in appointing judges, is preparing to make his first class of nominations to a trial court system that has an unprecedented number of vacancies. Lamont, a Greenwich businessman elected in 2018,  said in an interview he reluctantly plans in coming weeks to fill about 15 of the 50 vacancies on th...