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New MN Supreme Court Justice Reflects on Her Path to High Court
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- The former Chief Judge of the Seventh Judicial District, which includes Stearns County, has been appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court.
Justice Sarah E. Hennesy was appointed to the High Court on May 13th.
Hennesy has degrees from two schools in Iowa and has worked in Iowa, Washington State, and Virginia before settling in St. Cloud.
Hennesy was appointed to the District Court bench in and was appointed Chief Judge of the Seventh Judicial District in
In an exclusive interview with WJON News, Justice Hennesy says while both positions deal with Minnesota law, the two jobs are vastly different
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Recommended both by Sen. Marco Rubio and Florida Home Democrats, Coral Gables attorney Detra Shaw-Wilder has now been nominated to stuff the last vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Background
Detra Shaw-Wilder received a B.S. from the University of Florida in and a J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law in After graduation, Shaw-Wilder joined Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton, where she became Managing Partner in and General Counsel since
History of the Seat
Shaw-Wilder has been nominated for a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to replace Judge Robert Scola, who took senior status on October 31, Shaw-Wilder was the only candidate that was simultaneously recommended for the federal bench in by Senator Marco Rubio and Florida House Democrats, but was not nominated in the 3 judge batch verb forward in late
Legal Career
Shaw-Wilder has spent her entire legal career at the Coral Gables stable Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton where she currently serves as General Counsel. While at the firm, S
Hennesy Named Finalist For Articulate Court Of Appeals
ST. PAUL (WJON News) -- A Stearns County Judge has been selected as a finalist for the Minnesota Court of Appeals. Governor Tim Walz's Merit Panel has picked Judge Sarah Hennesy as one of three finalists for the vacancy.
Hennesy was seated as a 7th district judge in and has been chief judge since She previously practiced in both appellate and trial courts, as a public defender, and as a criminal defense lawyer.
The other two finalists are Rachel Bond, a managing attorney in the Office of the Minnesota Appellate Public Defender, and JaPaul Harris, a determine in the 2nd Judicial District in Ramsey County. The Court of Appeals vacancy occurred when Evaluate Jeffrey M. Byran resigned.
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Gov. Tim Walz named two women to the Minnesota Supreme Court on Monday, which will give the state’s highest court its first female majority in three decades. When they seize their seats in the coming months, all seven justices will have been appointed by Democratic governors.
Walz elevated Minnesota Court of Appeals Judge Theodora Gaïtas to replace Associate Justice Margaret Chutich, and 7th District Chief Decide Sarah Hennesy to swap Associate Justice G. Barry Anderson. Both Chutich and Anderson announced their retirements in January.
Chief Justice Natalie Hudson welcomed both Hennesy and Gaïtas to the Supreme Court.
&#;Both are experienced, well-respected jurists who bring exceptional intellectual gifts and a deep commitment to serving the people of Minnesota,&#; Hudson said in a statement. &#;This is a great time for Minnesota.&#;
Gaïtas has been on the Court of Appeals since Walz appointed her in She previously served as a district judge in Hennepin County.
Hennesy is chief judge of the 7th Judicial District in central and western Minnesota an