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Commission on Judicial Selection Recommends Fourth Judicial District Candidates to Governor Walz [ST. PAUL, MN] – The Commission on Judicial Selection announced today it is recommending five candidates for consideration to fill two vacancies in Minnesota’s Fourth Judicial District. These vacancies will occur upon the retirements of the Honorable Margaret A. Daly and the Honorable Kathleen D. Sheehy. These seats are chambered in Minneapolis in Hennepin County. Flavio Abreu: Mr. Abreu is an Assistant City Attorney at the Minneapolis City Attorney’s Office, where he prosecutes a variety of...

Gov. Little appoints Roker to Third Judicial District, O’Neill to Fourth Judicial District Public Domain Pictures BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) – Governor Brad Little announced he appointed Matthew Roker of Caldwell as District Judge in the Third Judicial District and Derrick O’Neill of Boise as District Judge in the Fourth Judicial District. “Both Matthew Roker and Derrick O’Neill have strong track records practicing law in Idaho and contributing to our communities, and I appreciate them for their willingness to step up to serve the people of Idaho as judges,” Governor Little said. Roker ...

Babcock shouldn’t be confirmed to Alaska Judicial Council Author: Matt Claman Print article The Alaska Constitution established the Alaska Judicial Council to serve an essential role in building and maintaining fair and impartial courts throughout Alaska. Our Alaska Constitution commands that appointments to the Council by the governor and the bar association “shall be made with due consideration to area representation and without regard to political affiliation.” Sadly, the governor has taken the unprecedented step of nominating a third public member from Southcentral Alaska and fa...

3 Supreme Court Justice applicants submitted to Governor BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) - The Idaho Judicial Council announced Wednesday it has submitted the names of three potential appointees for a position on the Idaho Supreme Court to Gov. Brad Little. Those selected by the Judicial Council include: Jessica M. Lorello of Meridian, a judge for the Idaho Court of Appeals Diane M. Walker of Meridian, a magistrate judge in the Fourth Judicial District Colleen D. Zahn of Boise, an Idaho deputy attorney general in that office's Criminal Law Division Nine attorneys and judges from across Idaho applied t...

Guest column: Mental health services now available for offenders Your turn For many years, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and our courts have struggled with how to handle individuals charged with non-violent misdemeanors who also suffer from severe and persistent mental illness. These individuals are often arrested for minor “nuisance” offenses such as trespassing, breach of peace, sleeping in public or the open consumption of alcohol. They are booked into the jail as the result of their arrest, but due to a lack of community alternatives their mental illness is never fully addressed...