minnesota seventh judicial district

Seventh Judicial District Judge Candidates List Does Not Include Brian Melton

Clay County Attorney Exluded From Candidate List By Commission On Judicial Selection

March 13, 2018

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Clay County Attorney Brian Melton is not in the running to serve as a Seventh Judicial District judge in Minnesota. Melton’s name was not included in the list of six candidates sent to Governor Dayton by the Commission on Judicial Selection. They include Michelle Clark, Douglas Clark, Amber Gustafson, Tammy Merkins, Kevin Miller and Jade Rosenfeldt….

Four Judges Within Minnesota Seventh Judicial District Set To Retire

by law, any judge in the state must retire on the last day of the month in which he or she turns 70

January 30, 2018

Minnesota — Four judges within Minnesota’s Seventh Judicial District are about to leave their chambers for good. Now a commission is trying to fill those seats as soon as possible. Clay County Judge Galen Vaa has looked at this plaque in his office every day for the last 18 years. That means he’s read it more than 6,500 times over the…