Saint Paul – The Commission on Judicial Selection today announced that applications are now being accepted for a trial court bench vacancy in the Third Judicial District. The vacancy occurred with the retirement of the Honorable Lawrence E. Agerter on May 7, 2010. The Minnesota Supreme Court transferred the chambers of this position to the city of Rochester in Olmsted County.

Licensed Minnesota attorneys who are residents of the Third Judicial District may request an application for this position by calling John Hultquist at 651-296-0019, via e-mail at john.hultquist@state.mn.us or by writing:

Ronald J. Schutz,
Chair Commission on Judicial Selection
130 State Capitol
75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155

All candidates for this vacancy must submit an application. Applications and letters of recommendation must be submitted to the above address so they are received no later than 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 30, 2010.

Applicants are asked not to contact the commission members individually, as the nine at-large members and the four district members will conduct interviews at a later date.