The Minnesota Supreme Court is seeking applications from lawyers to serve as a member of the Commission on Judicial Selection.  The Governor and the Supreme Court select the members of the 49-member commission that reviews and evaluates applications for vacancies in district court judgeships, some of whom are at-large members who address all judicial vacancies.  Currently, a vacancy exists on the Commission for the Supreme Court’s lawyer-appointee from the Tenth Judicial District.  The current vacancy is for a partial-term ending on January 7, 2019.

Commission members are expected to actively participate. They receive no compensation or reimbursement for expenses.

Applicants interested in appointment to this position must submit a letter detailing their background. Resumes are welcome but not required. Applications must be received by 4:30 p.m., Monday, October 31, 2016. Letters can be mailed to AnnMarie S. O’Neill, Clerk of the Appellate Courts, 305 Minnesota Judicial Center, 25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155; or e-mailed to mjcappellateclerkofcourt@courts.state.mn.us