(St. Paul, MN) - The Commission on Judicial Selection today announced that applications are now being accepted for two Seventh Judicial District trial court bench vacancies.

These judgeships are new positions created by the 2005 Minnesota Legislature (2005 Minnesota Laws, Chapter 135, Article 14, Section 1), which took effect on July 1, 2005.  The Minnesota Supreme Court has certified the chambers of one of the positions for the city of Moorhead in Clay County and the chambers of the other position for the city of Milaca in Mille Lacs County.

Licensed Minnesota attorneys who are residents of the Seventh Judicial District may request an application for the Clay County position and/or the Mille Lacs County position 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 these vacancies must submit an application.  Applications and letters of recommendation for all four positions must be submitted to the above address so they are received no later than 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 14, 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.