[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