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Related: About this forumJudges?
Only one office is being challenged on my ballot. I think, though, that it is a no brainer. Michelle MacDonald is challenging Paul Thissen.
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Judges? (Original Post)
question everything
Sep 2020
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(121,226 posts)1. I saw that. She's baaaack...
Crazy as a shithouse rat, that one, and this is her fourth try. She's been in a bit of trouble, though:
...MacDonald has also been a regular source of controversy in recent years. In 2016, she was a central player in the case of Sandra Grazzini-Rucki, representing the Lakeville mom convicted of six felonies for hiding her daughters from their father for more than two years.
In 2018, the Minnesota Supreme Court suspended MacDonalds license for 60 days and put her on supervised probation for two years based on a referees recommendation, stemming from her representation of Grazzini-Rucki, including making unsubstantiated claims about a judges integrity and impartiality. (The referee also recommended a mental health evaluation, which the court declined to impose.)
In March, the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility, which oversees attorney licensing in Minnesota, filed a petition seeking sanctions against MacDonald based on allegations including repeating prior misconduct in making knowingly false comments about a judge, and filing what it called a factually frivolous defamation lawsuit against Michael Brodkorb, a former political operative who writes about the Grazzini-Rucki case, and his co-author. Earlier this month, MacDonald appeared in a hearing on the matter in front of a Supreme Court referee, who has until Oct. 20 to make a recommendation to the court, according to Minnesota Lawyer.
https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2020/09/why-paul-thissen-isnt-waging-a-normal-campaign-for-minnesota-supreme-court/
In 2018, the Minnesota Supreme Court suspended MacDonalds license for 60 days and put her on supervised probation for two years based on a referees recommendation, stemming from her representation of Grazzini-Rucki, including making unsubstantiated claims about a judges integrity and impartiality. (The referee also recommended a mental health evaluation, which the court declined to impose.)
In March, the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility, which oversees attorney licensing in Minnesota, filed a petition seeking sanctions against MacDonald based on allegations including repeating prior misconduct in making knowingly false comments about a judge, and filing what it called a factually frivolous defamation lawsuit against Michael Brodkorb, a former political operative who writes about the Grazzini-Rucki case, and his co-author. Earlier this month, MacDonald appeared in a hearing on the matter in front of a Supreme Court referee, who has until Oct. 20 to make a recommendation to the court, according to Minnesota Lawyer.
But I'm sure the Trumpers love her.
Mawspam2
(855 posts)2. I left all the Pawlenty and Ventura judges blank,
only voted for the dem appointed judges.
geardaddy
(25,367 posts)3. Which are the Pawlenty and Ventura judges?
Inquiring DFL minds want to know!