ST. PAUL, MN – The Commission on Judicial Selection announced today that two judgeship vacancies are occurring in Minnesota’s Seventh Judicial District Court. The vacancies are occurring upon the retirement of the Honorable Vicki E. Landwehr, effective September 13, 2017, and upon an order by the Minnesota Supreme Court creating a new district court judgeship, effective July 1, 2017. The seat currently held by Judge Landwehr will be chambered at Milaca in Mille Lacs County, and the new judgeship seat will be chambered at Saint Cloud in Stearns 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. Application materials are due by close of business on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Interviews are scheduled to be held on Wednesday, August 9, 2017.
