The Commission on Judicial Selection recommended three candidates to Gov. Mark Dayton to fill the vacancy in the 3rd Judicial District. Judge Robert R. Benson is retiring. The seat will be chambered at Preston in Fillmore County.
They are:
Richard Jackson is the lead attorney for the Special Prosecution Unit in the Olmsted County Attorney’s Office, overseeing three attorneys and maintaining a caseload primarily of felony level domestic relationship related crimes. He previously served as the Houston County Attorney, where he acted as the chief prosecutor for the county. Mr. Jackson is an adjunct professor for the Baccalaureate Paralegal Program at Winona State University.
Matthew Opat maintains his own private law practice in Chatfield, where his practice includes areas of real estate, probate, general business, civil, and criminal law. He also serves as the prosecutor for the City of Chatfield in petty misdemeanor, misdemeanor, and gross misdemeanor violations. Previously, Opat served as the Fillmore County Attorney.
Karin Sonneman is the Winona County Attorney, handling the duties of the county’s chief criminal prosecutor and counsel for Winona County. She previously served as an Assistant Public Defender for Minnesota’s 3rd Judicial District, and, prior to that, was a private practice attorney at Sonneman & Sonneman. Sonneman is the current Vice-Chair of the Winona County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.
The 3rd Judicial District consists of Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, and Winona counties.
An announcement of the appointment will be made following an interview process over the next few weeks.
Source: http://minnlawyer.com/minnlawyerblog/2013/04/12/3-names-for-vacancy-in-3rd-district/
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