People & Practices: Jan. 16, 2023
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People and Practices recognizes new hires and promotions. Submissions are encouraged.
The Honorable Kevin F. Mark, current chief judge of the First Judicial District, will reach the mandatory MN judicial retirement age of 70 on January 31, 2023.
A competency evaluation for Daquairus Nathaniel Black, 26, of Minneapolis, declared Black not competent to stand trial. He is accused of picking up a woman in Minneapolis and refusing to let her out of his vehicle while attempting to get her to perform sexual acts on him. When police found him in Cannon Falls, he allegedly rammed a police car and led law enforcement on a chase exceeding 124 miles per hour.
Judge says people with bias were deliberately placed on board that made decision on farm expansion.
Jury trials are suspended through Feb. 1 in Minnesota’s First Judicial District due to rising COVID-19 cases.