The governor has a list of five finalists to replace Hennepin County District Court judges Kevin S. Burke and Mary R. Vasaly.
Read More »Bar Buzz: Moorhead’s Mayor Judd is now a judge
Johnathan Judd was chosen to replace 7th Judicial District Court Judge Barbara R. Hanson, who retired on Oct. 6.
Read More »Bar Buzz: Gun play gets lawyer suspended
A lawyer whose LinkedIn page identifies him as a former Minneapolis Civil Rights commissioner appears to be the same attorney who has been suspended from the practice of law for at least three years.
Read More »Supreme Court Calendar: February 2021
Summaries of upcoming Supreme Court arguments.
Read More »Bar Buzz: Mitchell Hamline seeks diversity officer
The Mitchell Hamline School of Law is advertising a newly created position of vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion.
Read More »Bar Buzz: BCA finds no rally crimes
No one committed a crime during the recent “Storm the Capitol” rally that featured incendiary rhetoric from several speakers.
Read More »Feds to hold first virtual jury trial
Minnesota’s U.S. District Court’s first remote jury trial begins Monday.
Read More »Bar Buzz: Deans blast insurrection, bad-faith lawyers
A group of 157 law school deans, including three from Minnesota, have jointly condemned the insurrectionists who invaded the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and the lawyers who helped stoke their fury.
Read More »Bar Buzz: Flaherty & Hood lobbyist McMahon heads GMNP
Scott McMahon, a senior lobbyist with the Flaherty & Hood, P.A., law firm, is the new executive director for the Greater Minnesota Partnership (GMNP).
Read More »Bar Buzz: Lawmakers sue MMB over state employee raises
A pair of state lawmakers are suing the commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget, seeking a declaratory judgment against the agency for implementing what they assert were illegal state employee pay raises.
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