Panel names 6 finalists for 2 open seats on MN Supreme Court

A judicial selection panel has recommended six finalists to fill two soon-to-be vacant seats on the Minnesota Supreme Court, Gov. Tim Walz’s office announced Monday. Walz earlier this year asked a merit selection panel to seek applicants and recommend candidates for appointment. Two currently serve on the Minnesota Court of Appeals, and another is a chief Minnesota district judge. Others are experienced attorneys. The new justices will replace Associate Justices G. Barry Anderson and Margaret H. Chutich when they retire. Anderson, the last remaining justice to be appointed by a...