Minnesota Lawyer

Gov. Tim Walz has been given yet another batch of finalists to fill the seat of a retiring District Court judge.

That’s “several”—as in “separated.” That it is how the Minnesota Supreme Court, with an assist from Black’s Law Dictionary, decided Wednesday that the word “several” needs to be interpreted, at least as it relates to Minn. Stat. § 542.10.

International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP has announced a judicial clerkship bonus program for associates.

The 10th Judicial District will hold free virtual clinics on April 30. They’ll provide a half-hour’s worth of free legal help to folks in the areas of family law, civil/probate law and expungements.

The Minnesota Legal Services Coalition has received $3.5 million in federal CARES Act money through the state of Minnesota and will use it to finance its new Reach Justice Minnesota initiative, the group announced on April 7.

Charles Webber, a commercial trial and appellate lawyer and partner at Faegre Drinker, has been tapped as Judge Rex D. Stacey’s replacement on the 1st Judicial District Court bench.

The Commission on Judicial Selection has recommended three finalists for a spot on the Hennepin County District Court bench, which is opening with the retirement of Judge Thomas S. Fraser.

Six finalists have been named for a pair of judgeships in the state’s 6th Judicial District. The state’s Judicial Selection Commission named the batch of finalists on March 26.

These summaries of upcoming Supreme Court arguments were prepared from information provided by the Supreme Court Commissioner’s Office.

The Commission on Judicial Selection has recommended three finalists for the judgeship that is opening up with the retirement of 1st District Court Judge Rex D. Stacey.