明尼苏达州第三司法区法官席位出缺：申请11月23日下午4时截止
明尼苏达州司法遴选委员会 11 月 5 日宣布，该州第三司法区出现一个法官空缺：现任法官 Karen R. Duncan 退休后，该席位将空出，法庭设于明尼苏达州 Rice 县的 Faribault。
申请程序现已开启。委员会表示，正在寻找公正、经验丰富、具公民意识的人选出任法官，为明尼苏达州司法系统服务；按州法，委员会将考量申请人的正直、成熟、与岗位相关的健康状况、司法气质、法律知识、能力、经验与社区服务，并寻求能反映明尼苏达州多元构成的申请人。
有意申请者可通过电邮 [email protected] 向州长与副州长办公室索取申请表；申请材料须于 11 月 23 日下午 4 时前送达委员会主席 Erin Sindberg Porter，委员会预计于 12 月举行面试。第三司法区的法官们可为有意申请者提供信息面谈，相关咨询同样可联系州长与副州长办公室。
（来源：明尼苏达州州长办公室）
Minnesota Third Judicial District Judgeship Falls Vacant: Applications Due by 4 p.m. on November 23
The Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection announced on November 5 that a vacancy has opened in the state's Third Judicial District. The vacancy will occur upon the retirement of Judge Karen R. Duncan, and the seat will be chambered in Faribault, in Rice County, Minnesota.
The application process is now open. The commission says it is searching for fair, experienced and civic-minded individuals to serve on the bench. By statute, the commission will consider integrity, maturity, health (if job related), judicial temperament, legal knowledge, ability, experience and community service, and it is seeking applicants who reflect Minnesota's full diversity.
Individuals wishing to apply may request an application from the Office of the Governor and Lt. Governor by email at [email protected]. Application materials are due by 4:00 p.m. on November 23 and should be addressed to the chair of the commission, Erin Sindberg Porter. The commission expects to hold interviews in December, and the judges of the Third Judicial District have offered to provide informational interviews to prospective applicants.
(Source: Office of Governor Tim Walz)
来源：明尼苏达州州长办公室
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图片来源：图：位于 Faribault 的 Rice 县法院大楼。Myotus 摄，CC BY 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Rice County Courthouse in Faribault, Minnesota. Photo by Myotus, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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