 The Commission of Judicial Selection announced today it is recommending three candidates to Governor Mark Dayton for consideration to fill the current vacancy in Minnesota's 9th Judicial District. This vacancy will occur upon the retirement of the Honorable John R. Solene and will be chambered at Aiken in Aiken County. The three candidates are David Hermerding who is the Chief Deputy Crowing County Attorney, Brooke Malick who is a partner at Gamelo, Kuali, Pearson, Malick, PLLC where she primarily handles cases in litigation, civil and criminal law, and Sarah Wingey who is an assistant Aiken County Attorney. Now Minnesota's 9th Judicial District is a big one. It consists of Aiken, the counties of Aiken, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hobart, Itasca, Kitson, Kuchaching, Lake of the Woods, Benolman, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, and Rosa, all those counties. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.