Phillip Prokopowicz: Mr. Prokopowicz serves as the Chief Deputy Dakota County Attorney, where he is responsible for handling misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, felony, and juvenile delinquency cases. Previously, Mr. Prokopowicz was the head of the Dakota County Criminal Division, the Assistant Dakota County Attorney, and an adjunct professor at William Mitchell College of Law. Mr. Prokopowicz has volunteered for the Inver Grove Heights Parks Department as a youth baseball and soccer coach and formerly served on the Board of Directors for the Inver Grove Heights Community Schools.

 

Gary Voegele: Mr. Voegele is an attorney at Gary L. Voegele, P.A., where his practice includes family law, personal injury, real estate, probate, business law, and civil and criminal matters. He also works as an adjunct professor at the University of St. Thomas' Opus College of Business. Previously, Mr. Voegele was a Child Support Magistrate and contract Administrative Law Judge at the Office of Administrative Hearings. Mr. Voegele has served as a board member of the Minnesota State Bar Foundation and the Faribault Foundation, and is the former Chair of the Family Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association.

 

Richelle Wahi: Ms. Wahi is a partner at Lindquist and Vennum LLP, where she handles cases primarily in family law and general litigation. She also serves as a Conciliation Court Referee in Dakota County and previously was an attorney at Moss and Barnett. Ms. Wahi volunteers with the Tubman Safety Project, coaches volleyball for the Eagan Athletic Association and softball for the Mendota Heights Athletic Association, and mentors law students from the University of St. Thomas Law School, Twin Cities Diversity in Practice, and William Mitchell College of Law.

 

Minnesota's First Judicial District consists of Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, LeSueur, McLeod, Scott and Sibley Counties.

 

An announcement of the appointment will be made following an interview process over the next few weeks.