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Bar Buzz: Chief Judge Knutsen re-elected in 8th
Chief Judge Dwayne N. Knutsen has been re-elected to retain his leadership post in the 8th Judicial District.
Bar Buzz: Eight vie for three judgeships
Eight finalists’ names were recently handed to Gov. Tim Walz as he decides how to fill three open slots on the District Court bench.
Bar Buzz: State of Judiciary speech slated for Thursday
In what almost certainly will be a first, Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea will deliver her annual State of the Judiciary speech remotely this year.
Bar Buzz: Pilot trials allowed in two more counties
Two additional counties have been allowed to hold criminal trials before juries.
Bar Buzz: Couple endow George Floyd scholarship
A married couple who met at the University of Minnesota Law School have endowed a scholarship in George Floyd’s name.
Bar Buzz: Pro bono program to aid damaged businesses
Fredrikson & Byron is offering free legal advice to Twin Cities business owners who have had property damage due to civil unrest in recent weeks.
Bar Buzz: Walker takes top free-speech honor
Ballard Spahr attorney wins Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists' Peter S. Popovich Award.
Bar Buzz: Board grants posthumous pardon
Max Mason escaped lynching in Duluth in 1920, and his conviction for a rape with little evidence lingered.
Bar Buzz: MacDonald files for Supreme Court
Perennial Supreme Court candidate Michelle MacDonald is continuing her up-to-now quixotic quest to win a seat on the Supreme Court, where she'll run against Paul Thissen.
Bar Buzz: Courthouse service counters reopening
Every District Court in all of Minnesota’s counties, and all state-level appellate courts, must open at least one public service counter by June 15.
Bar Buzz: Bar Association pro bono petition to get airing
The state Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing in response to a state bar association petition to amend rules related to uniform reporting.
Bar Buzz: Thissen files candidacy for state Supreme Court
Justice Paul Thissen is running for election to the state Supreme Court seat that Gov. Mark Dayton appointed him to two years ago.
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