In making its state-budget request to the Minnesota Legislature, Minnesota’s Judicial Branch provides useful perspective on court-system challenges now and those to come. Among them: The age wave of ...

WILLMAR — Minnesota courts will be operating under new default hearing settings beginning Feb. 3, 2025. The Minnesota Judicial Council voted in July of 2024 to adopt the new settings. From now on, all ...

The Minnesota Judicial Branch has introduced an initiative statewide designed to improve the safety of domestic violence victims and enhance enforcement of orders of protection. Through this project, ...

ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Judicial Branch announced it is lifting an order requiring face masks in court facilities. The order — by Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea — is effective Monday, March 7. “The ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — A Ramsey County judge is pushing back against comments made by Governor Tim Walz about the Feeding Our Future scandal that took advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to defraud the U.S.

The Minnesota Judicial Branch is getting ready to lift its restrictions that were implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, don’t expect remote hearings to stop. Minnesota Supreme Court Chief ...

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KSTP- The chief justice of the state’s highest court announced Thursday that she will resign from her post this fall. Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea says she’ll resign on Oct. 1, citing her belief that ...

SAINT PAUL, Minn., Oct. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, October 1, 2021 the IFP (In Forma Pauperis) Transcript Pilot Program ordered by the Minnesota Judicial Branch ends the practice to allow ...

Minnesota's judicial branch is facing a wave of retirements, and the budget request it's sending to the governor aims to make court jobs competitive with other careers in the legal field. Nearly 40 ...

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A beloved Minnesota judge championed for pioneering a local mental health court died after being struck by a vehicle while running in Florida on vacation, according to reports. Judge Sally L.