明尼苏达州长 Walz 任命 Vicky Wanta 为第六司法区法官
明尼苏达州州长 Tim Walz 11月5日宣布，任命 Vicky Wanta 为该州第六司法区地区法院法官，接替 Leslie E. Beiers 法官，其法庭设在 St. Louis 县的 Duluth。
第六司法区涵盖 Carlton、Cook、Lake 与 St. Louis 四县。Walz 表示：「Vicky Wanta 将是一位杰出的法官，会以同情与理解对待她审理的每一个案件。」他称 Wanta 是公平的倡导者、需要被倾听者的代言人，并坚信法律之下人人平等。
Wanta 现任 St. Louis 县检察官办公室助理县检察官，在成人刑事部门起诉各类严重重罪案件；她同时担任 Fond du Lac 部落与社区学院执法项目的讲师和联邦特别助理检察官，并曾服务于 St. Louis 县心理健康法庭与毒品法庭团队，早年曾任体操教练。她本科毕业于明尼苏达大学双城分校，法学博士学位来自圣托马斯大学法学院。
州长办公室称，Walz 自2019年以来任命的法官已占明尼苏达州司法系统现任法官的一半以上。
（来源：明尼苏达州州长办公室）
Governor Walz Appoints Vicky Wanta to Fill Sixth Judicial District Vacancy in Minnesota
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced on November 5 the appointment of Vicky Wanta as District Court Judge in Minnesota's Sixth Judicial District. Wanta will replace the Honorable Leslie E. Beiers and will be chambered in Duluth in St. Louis County.
The Sixth Judicial District encompasses Carlton, Cook, Lake, and St. Louis counties. "Vicky Wanta is going to be a remarkable judge who will bring compassion and understanding to every case she touches," Governor Walz said, calling her a champion for fairness and a steadfast believer in equal justice under the law.
Wanta is an assistant county attorney in the St. Louis County Attorney's Office, where she prosecutes serious felony cases in the Adult Criminal Division. She also serves as an instructor for the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Law Enforcement Program and as a special assistant United States attorney, and has served on the St. Louis County Mental Health Court and Drug Court teams. She received her B.A. from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities and her J.D. from the University of St. Thomas School of Law.
The governor's office said Walz has appointed over half of the judges currently serving in Minnesota's Judicial Branch since 2019.
(Source: Office of Governor Tim Walz)
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