ST. PAUL, MN - Today, Governor Mark Dayton announced the appointment of Jill Eichenwald Cornwell as District Court Judge in Minnesota's Sixth Judicial District. Ms. Eichenwald will be replacing the Honorable John E. DeSanto, who retired earlier this year. Ms. Eichenwald will be chambered at Duluth in St. Louis County.

"Ms. Jill Eichenwald Cornwell has been an outstanding public defender, and a dedicated public servant," said Governor Dayton. "Ms. Eichenwald's commitment to justice has prepared her well to be an excellent judge."

Ms. Eichenwald is the Managing Attorney in the Sixth Judicial District Public Defender's Office, where she supervises full-time employees, represents the office in various work-groups, assigns cases, and maintains a caseload of adult and juvenile misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, and felony cases. Previously, she was an Assistant Public Defender in the Sixth Judicial District, an adjunct instructor at the College of St. Scholastica, and a solo practitioner at the Eichenwald Law Office. She earned her B.A. from the College of St. Scholastica and her J.D. from the Hamline University School of Law.

Ms. Eichenwald is a trainer for the Head of the Lakes Crisis Intervention Training Collaborative, the Secretary of the Board of Directors for Center City Housing Corporation, a member of the South St. Louis County DUI Court team, and a Social Action Committee Member of Temple Israel.

Minnesota's Sixth Judicial District consists of Carlton, Cook, Lake, and St. Louis Counties.

More information on the Commission on Judicial Selection, as well as vacancies it is currently considering, can be found at /governor/appointments/judicial-appointments/index.htmhttp://mn.gov/governor/appointments/judicial-appointments/.