During the week, Governor Tim Walz was given a recommendation for Fourth Judicial District candidates following a vacancy on the bench and announced appointments for district court judges in Minnesota’s Seventh Judicial District. On Aug. 13, Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced the appointments of Michael Leeser and Ole Tvedten as district court judges in Minnesota’s Seventh Judicial District.
Leeser will replace the Honorable Greta M. Smolnisky and will be chambered in Moorhead and Tvedten will replace the Honorable Sarah E. Hennesy and be chambered in St.
Cloud. “I am honored to appoint Leeser to the Clay County bench,” said Walz. “The determination and leadership that he has demonstrated throughout his career gives me confidence that he is the right person for this position.
” The Commission on Judicial Selection announced Aug. 9 that it is recommending three candidates for consideration to fill a vacancy in Minnesota’s Fourth Judicial District. This vacancy will occur upon the retirement of the Honorable Kristin A.
Siegesmund. This seat will be chambered in Minneapolis, in Hennepin County. The candidates are as follows: Emily Froehle is an assistant county attorney in the Dakota County Attorney’s Office, where she prosecutes serious felony matters.
She was previously an assistant public defender in Hennepin County and a law clerk for the Honorable Gina M. Brandt and the Honorable Mark S. Wernick in Minnesota’s Fourth Judicial District.
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