Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Douglas A. Fuller and Judge Terri J. Stoneburner to the Board on Judicial Standards.  Both are appointed to four-year terms that expire on January 5, 2009.

Fuller, of Bemidji, is the human resource, facilities, and acting service manager with Bemidji and Park Rapids Chrysler Centers.  He was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005, and served on the Judiciary Policy and Finance Committee during that time.  Fuller replaces Cyndy Brucato as a public member.

Stoneburner, of Little Canada, has been a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals since 2000, and was a Fifth Judicial District trial court judge in Brown County from 1990 to 2000.  Among the committees she currently serves on is the Committee for Peer Support and Stress Reduction.  She also served on the Minnesota District Judges Association Judicial Evaluation Committee while she was a district court judge.  Stoneburner replaces Judge Bruce Willis as a member of the board who is a judge of the Court of Appeals.

The Board on Judicial Standards investigates allegations of misconduct by Minnesota judges and referees and recommends discipline to the Minnesota Supreme Court, including censure, suspension, retirement or removal of judges.  The board consists of 10 members appointed by the Governor, including one judge of the Court of Appeals, three trial court judges, two attorneys with at least 10 years of experience in the state and four public members.