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U.S. Senate confirms Wright as federal judge for Minnesota
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Wilhelmina Wright as Minnesota’s newest federal judge. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken announced Wright’s confirmation Tuesday. President Barack Obama nominated Wright for a U.S. District Court opening in Minnesota last April. Klobuchar and Franken formed a bipartisan advisory committee to help them recommend a candidate. The Minnesota Democrats note ...
U.S. Senate confirms Wright as federal judge for Minnesota
President Barack Obama nominated Wright for a U.S. District Court opening in Minnesota last April.
Dayton considers three for state Supreme Court opening
The Commission on Judicial Selection recommended two judges and an attorney to the governor on Tuesday, including Court of Appeals judges Edward Cleary and Natalie Hudson, and Minneap0lis attorney and litigator David Lillehaug. Dayton must fill the seat currently occupied by Justice Paul Anderson, who is retiring at the end of May.
Dayton appoints Wilhelmina Wright to the Minnesota Supreme Court
Gov. Mark Dayton has named Wilhelmina Wright as his first appointee to the Minnesota Supreme Court. Wright, who is currently a Minnesota Court of Appeals judge, is the first justice picked by a DFL governor since Rudy Perpich named Sandra Gardebring to the high court 21 years ago.
Dayton weighs would-be Supremes
There are a few rites of passage Gov. Mark Dayton has yet to undertake since entering office two years ago, and appointing a justice to the Minnesota Supreme Court is one of them.
Dayton’s MN SupCo options include a former U.S. Senate candidate and three judges
On Friday it was announced that longtime DFL attorney and former U.S. Senate candidate David Lillehaug and three judges are in consideration for the post, which is being vacated by retiring Associate Justice Helen Meyer. Meyer's last day is Aug. 10.
Politicos jockey for advantage before redistricting panel
The issues sound as arcane as the redistricting process itself: Should the metro area include seven counties, as it does now, or 11? When is it OK to split counties, cities or townships into separate districts?
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