The Commission on Judicial Selection today announced that applications are now being accepted for a Seventh Judicial District trial court bench vacancy in the city of Moorhead in Clay County.  The vacancy will occur with the retirement of the Honorable William E. Walker on December 9, 2005.  The Supreme Court transferred the chambers of this judgeship from Becker County to Clay County.

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

   Eric J. Magnuson, 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, November 9, 2005.

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.