Minnesota Judicial Selection Commission Recommends Three Candidates to Fill Tenth Judicial District Vacancy
The Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection announced on November 2 that it is recommending three candidates to Governor Tim Walz for consideration to fill the vacancy in Minnesota's Tenth Judicial District.
The vacancy occurred upon the elevation of the Honorable John A. Bowen to the Minnesota Court of Appeals. The seat will be chambered in Buffalo, in Wright County.
The three candidates are Robert Bieniek, an assistant public defender in Minnesota's Tenth Judicial District who handles felony and juvenile cases throughout Pine, Isanti, Chisago, and Kanabec Counties and previously served as an assistant county attorney in Isanti County and as a judicial law clerk for Judge Joseph Quinn; Jake Murphy, a senior assistant county attorney in the Ramsey County Attorney's Office who handles criminal prosecutions with a focus on violent crimes and also serves as a commissioned officer in the Minnesota Army National Guard; and Karen Wolff, the assistant civil chief in the Wright County Attorney's Office, where she handles child support cases, guardianships, and other civil matters and serves on the Wright County drug treatment court team.
The governor will make the appointment from among the recommended candidates. More information about the judicial selection process is available on the Governor's Judicial Appointments webpage.
(Source: Office of the Governor of Minnesota)
Source: Office of the Governor of Minnesota
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