FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

January 5, 2023

Contact: Claire Lancaster

claire.lancaster@state.mn.us

651-219-2975

Walz, Flanagan Announce Appointees to the Commission on Judicial Selection

[ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today announced appointments to the Commission on Judicial Selection. The
Governor’s appointees include six at-large members and 20 district
members, two from each of the ten judicial districts. The Governor and
Lieutenant Governor previously announced the reappointment of Erin
Sindberg Porter as the chair of the commission.

About the Commission on Judicial Selection:

The
Commission on Judicial Selection solicits, considers, and recommends
candidates to the Governor for vacancies in the district courts and the
Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals. The commission is comprised of
nine at-large members, including the chair, and four district members
from each of the ten judicial districts. Members are a mix of attorneys and non-attorneys. The Governor appoints 27 members, and the Minnesota Supreme Court appoints 22 members to the commission.

Sheree Curry – Maple Grove, MN

At-Large Non-Attorney Member

Reappointment

Patrick Mader – Northfield, MN

At-Large Non-Attorney Member

Reappointment

Justin Page – Minneapolis, MN

At-Large Attorney Member

Replacing: Katherine Barrett Wiik

Nathaniel Stumme – Duluth, MN

At-Large Attorney Member

Reappointment

Joshua Tuchscherer – Lakeville, MN

At-Large Attorney Member

Reappointment

X. Kevin Zhao – St. Paul, MN

At-Large Attorney Member

Replacing: Keiko Sugisaka

Richard Gorman – Red Wing, MN

First Judicial District Attorney Member

Reappointment

David Metzen – Mendota Heights, MN

First Judicial District Non-Attorney Member

Reappointment

Kenya Bodden – St. Paul, MN

Second Judicial District Attorney Member

Replacing: Maya Sheikh-Salah

Julio Zelaya – St. Paul, MN

Second Judicial District Non-Attorney Member

Replacing: Adriana Alejandro Osorio

Robert Gilbertson – Faribault, MN

Third Judicial District Attorney Member

Reappointment

Dr. Jeffery Boyd – Rochester, MN

Third Judicial District Non-Attorney Member

Replacing: Dr. Adenuga Atewologun

Roxanna (Roxy) Gonzalez – Minneapolis, MN

Fourth Judicial District Attorney Member

Replacing: Melissa Muro LaMere

Shawn Judge – Minneapolis, MN

Fourth Judicial District Non-Attorney Member

Reappointment

Lynn Johnson – Slayton, MN

Fifth Judicial District Attorney Member

Reappointment

Dawn Campbell – Mankato, MN

Fifth Judicial District Non-Attorney Member

Replacing: James Hepworth

Daniel Lew – Duluth, MN

Sixth Judicial District Attorney Member

Reappointment

Dr. Timothy Myles – Floodwood, MN

Sixth Judicial District Non-Attorney Member

Replacing: Phillip Drobnick

Kendra Olson – Elizabeth, MN

Seventh Judicial District Attorney Member

Replacing: Lisa Borgen  

Melvin Whitney – Dilworth, MN

Seventh Judicial District Non-Attorney Member

Replacing: Mónica Maria Segura-Schwartz

Brianna Zuber Beckwith – Glenwood, MN

Eighth Judicial District Attorney Member

Reappointment

Timothy Lindberg – Morris, MN

Eighth Judicial District Non-Attorney Member

Reappointment

Caleb Dogeagle – Brainerd, MN

Ninth Judicial District Attorney Member

Reappointment

Chairman Faron Jackson Sr. – Onigum, MN

Ninth Judicial District Non-Attorney Member

Replacing: Susan Beck

Virginia Murphrey – Anoka, MN

Tenth Judicial District Attorney Member

Replacing: Viet-Hanh Winchell

Sharon Van Leer – Woodbury, MN

Tenth Judicial District Non-Attorney Member

Reappointment

Additional information about the Commission on Judicial Selection can be found on the Judicial Appointments website.

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