Minnesota Agencies
Information on Minnesota State Agencies, Boards, Task Forces, and Commissions
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Judicial Selection Commission
Also known as:
Governor's Judicial Selection Commission
Commission on Judicial Selection
Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection
Active dates:1990 -
Function: Screens judicial candidates and makes recommendations to the governor for all Minnesota district court openings. Members are attorneys and nonattorneys appointed by the governor and the Minnesota Supreme Court.
History:
The Judicial Selection process in Minnesota has changed over the years. Our agency notebooks contain some correspondence and articles that help show these changes. Please see the record for the "Judicial Merit Advisory Commission" as well.
Membership:
The Commission has 49 members. 27 are appointed by the Governor and 22 are appointed by the Minnesota Supreme Court. 9 of these members are appointed at large to consider vacancies within every judicial district. Of these 9 members, at least 3 must be non-attorneys. 4 members are appointed to represent each of Minnesota’s 10 judicial districts. Of these 4 members, there must be at least 2 non-attorneys. Each member of the Commission is appointed to a 4 year term that ends at the conclusion of the Governor’s term.
Documents/Articles:
Breaking the Ice: 'Humbled' to join judicial selection commission. Minnesota Lawyer, 3/2/2023.
LLBO Chairman Jackson Appointed to MN Commission. Debahjimon, January 2023.
News clippings and documents. Agencies Notebook Collection, 1991-2019.
Record last updated:
07/17/2020
All information on this group from the Library’s collection of agency notebooks has been digitized. These
materials are incorporated into the “documents/articles” section of the record. Please contact a librarian with any questions. The Minnesota Agencies database is a work in progress.