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 ...

Fellow judges have elected Judge Christopher Jon Lehmann to serve as chief judge of Minnesota’s First Judicial District for a two-year term, the Minnesota Judicial Branch announced on Monday. Lehmann, ...

The Minnesota Association for Court Management honored several members of the Judicial Branch, including, from left to right, Deb Mueske, district administrator in the 7th and 8th Judicial Districts; ...

Etched into the stone archway above the entrance to the Supreme Court’s Courtroom in the Minnesota State Capitol are five simple words: “Where Law Ends, Tyranny Begins.” Penned over three centuries ...

The Minnesota Supreme Court has censured and suspended a judge for nearly a year for holding court proceedings from his car and other alleged misconduct that officials say “severely undermines the ...

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Supreme Court issued an order Friday afternoon saying 68 members of the Minnesota House constitute a quorum, an opinion favoring House Democrats. The Friday, Jan. 24 order, ...

A growing number of people are at risk of losing their homes. Minnesota Judicial Branch data shows eviction filings are up from last year statewide. There were 23,391 eviction filings as of Nov. 21, ...