 Four local candidates have been recommended for two Judgeship vacancies in Minnesota's 9th Judicial District. One vacancy will be chambered in Brainerd in Corwin County. That seat opened up when Richard Zimmerman retired. The other vacancy will be chambered in Bemidji in Beltrami County. This is a newly created Judgeship in the 9th District. Now the four finalists are Annie Kloss and Hughesby, who is currently the Beltrami County Attorney, Judge Lori Flohog, who is Deputy Judge for Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe's Tribal Court, Stephanie Shook, who is an Assistant Crow and County Attorney, and Christopher Strandley, who is the Cass County Attorney. An announcement of the appointments will be made following an interview process over the next few weeks.