ST. PAUL, MN – The Commission on Judicial Selection announced today that two judgeship vacancies are occurring in Minnesota’s Ninth Judicial District. The vacancies are created upon the retirement of the Honorable Richard A. Zimmerman, effective September 5, 2017, and upon an order by the Minnesota Supreme Court creating a new district court judgeship in Minnesota’s Ninth Judicial District, effective July 1, 2017. The seat currently held by Judge Zimmerman will be chambered at Brainerd in Crow Wing County, and the new judgeship seat will be chambered at Bemidji in Beltrami County.

 

The Commission is searching for fair, experienced, and civic-minded individuals to serve on the bench and offer their talents and services to Minnesota’s judicial system. The following qualities will be considered for judicial office: integrity, maturity, health (if job related), judicial temperament, legal knowledge, ability, experience, and community service. The application process is now open for these vacancies.

 

An individual wishing to apply may request an application by writing to Lee E. Sheehy, Chair of the Commission on Judicial Selection, at 130 State Capitol, 75 Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55155, or by contacting Andrew Olson, Director of Appointments, via e-mail at a Andrew.c.Olson@state.mn.us. A cover letter and resume should also be submitted with the application. Applicants should indicate in their cover letter whether they would like to be considered for Beltrami County, Crow Wing County, or both seats. Only one application is required to be considered for both seats. Application materials are due by close of business on Friday, July 21, 2017. Interviews are scheduled to be held on Wednesday, August 9, 2017 in Brainerd.

 

For inquiries concerning the application process, please contact Andrew Olson at Andrew.c.Olson@state.mn.us or at (651) 201-3413.