Breaking the Ice: Judgeship continues focus on criminal law, public service

Fourth Judicial District Judge Lisa Janzen likes dogs, traveling, kayaking and Louise Erdrich. She dislikes gossip.

Breaking the Ice: From park to statehouse to congressional bid

Sen. Carla Nelson got her political start door-knocking and sending fliers to ensure that a neighborhood park planned in Rochester came to fruition.

Summra Mohammadee Shariff, the new president of Twin Cities Diversity in Practice, loves doughnuts and hates pot holes.

For 4th Judicial District Court Judge Thomas Conley, serving on the bench marks a return to his “public interest roots.”

David Bernstein, an assistant Minneapolis city attorney, says people wrongly assume that lawyers "know about all areas of the law."

Ninth Judicial District Judge David Hermerding calls his father twice a day during his commute.

But Judge Richard Kyle Jr. says he’s more impressed with first-generation lawyers and judges.

Sen. Greg Clausen, DFL-Apple Valley, worked for 15 years as Rosemount High School's principal.

Sen. Mike Goggin, R-Red Wing, sees himself as a public servant rather than politician

Sen. Eric Pratt, R-Prior Lake, says politics in the Capitol aren’t that different from politics in the corporate world.