Duluth judge to retire, setting up rare election
It'll be the first open judicial race in the district in over a decade, and the first for Duluth in more than a quarter-century.
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It'll be the first open judicial race in the district in over a decade, and the first for Duluth in more than a quarter-century.
Gov. Tim Walz appointed Theodora Gaïtas and Sarah Hennesy to the state’s highest court on Monday. When Gaïtas and Hennesy join the court, Walz will have selected four of the seven justices.
Advocates see recent judicial nominee withdrawals as a welcome change from what they call the “rubber stamping” of unscrutinized nominees.
The Commission on Judicial Selection has recommended three candidates to fill a vacancy in Benton County.
Becker and Otter Tail counties are in the Seventh Judicial District, but the seat is at the other end of the district.