 The Commission on Judicial Selection announced today that it is recommending four candidates to Governor Mark Dayton for consideration to fill the current vacancies in Minnesota's 9th Judicial District. Two seats will need to be filled after the retirement of two judges in Cass and Crowing counties. Those up for consideration are Patricia Allander-Ains, who is a solo practitioner who focuses on family law litigation and mediation. Charles Halverson is a solo practitioner and he primarily serves as a defense attorney in criminal cases and general counsel for a bail bond company. Matthew Malley is also a practitioner and maintains a general practice while he serves as the civil city attorney for the city of Garrison, city prosecutor for multiple Crowing County cities, and a conflict attorney for the Mlax Band of Ojibwe. And Sarah Wingey, who is an assistant county attorney at the Aiken County Attorney's Office where she handles child support, child protection, juvenile delinquency, civil commitment and guardianship, and adult protection cases. An announcement of the appointments will be made following an interview process over the next few weeks.