MinnLawyer Blog

Nobles County Attorney Gordon Moore and Assistant State Public Defender Terry Vajgrt have been appointed to the bench in the Fifth Judicial District.

Moore will replace Judge Jeffrey L. Flynn who will retire later this month, and Vajgrt will replace Judge Timothy K. Connell, who retired in October. Moore’s seat will be chambered in Nobles County and Vajgrt’s seat will be co-chambered in Pipestone and Rock Counties.

Minnesota’s Fifth Judicial District consists of Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock and Watonwan counties.