 Well before Mark Dayton left office as Minnesota governor one of his last duties was to fill vacancies in the judicial system across the state. Two brainered attorneys Patti Annas and Chuck Halverson will replace Judge David Tenike and Judge David Harrington respectively. Annas is currently a solo practitioner who focuses on family law and she'll serve as a district judge for Corwin County while Halverson is a defense attorney working primarily with criminal cases and he will take the bench as a district judge for Cass County. I'm very excited and I'm very honored and humbled. I know that I think for anyone taking the bench not many new judges have experience in every single practice area that comes before the court so there is a learning curve for everyone. It's a different perspective it's a different role it's it's you're sitting on the bench and you're making decisions so it's just going to be making that adjustment but yeah I think I can do it but it's going to come with a little nervousness that goes along with it. Patti Annas will be sworn in on the 8th of February and Judge Halverson will take the oath on January 25th. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.