 The Commission on 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 Lois J. Lang and will be chambered at Grand Rapids in Itasca County. The three candidates are Sarah McBroom. McBroom is a staff attorney at Legal Aid Service of Northeast Minnesota. Previously, she was a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Paul H. Anderson, Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Evelyn Schneider. Schneider is a solo practitioner and owner at Evelyn Schneider Law Office. Previously, she was a managing attorney and assistant public defender at the 9th Judicial District Public Defender's Office. And Jared Shermoyne. Shermoyne is an attorney and president at Shermoyne Law LLC where he manages the firm. Previously, he was a managing partner at Shermoyne and JASCA PLLP. Now Minnesota's 9th Judicial District consists of portions of 17 counties in northern Minnesota. An announcement of the appointment will be made following an interview process over the next few weeks.