Board News

The Board posts current, newsworthy items to this page. Postings will include the main public discipline filings, such as Public Reprimands, Formal Complaints, Answers, Hearing Panel Reports, and Supreme Court disciplinary opinions. Postings will also include educational materials, especially new Formal Opinions and certain Advisory Opinion summaries. The Board’s Annual Report will be posted as Board News when the Report is issued.

03/11/2024

Board Posts Judicial Ethics Outline

03/06/2024

Board Issues 2023 Annual Report

02/28/2024

Amy Ihlan Assumes Staff Attorney Position

01/04/2024

Board Invites Applications for Part-Time Attorney Position

11/21/2023

Board Appoints Sara P. Boeshans as Executive Secretary

09/07/2023

Board Seeks Applicants for Executive Secretary Position

03/17/2023

Board Issues 2022 Annual Report

04/28/2022

New Members Appointed to Board

03/17/2022

Board Issues 2021 Annual Report

01/31/2022

Board Elects New Officers for 2022-2023

08/06/2021

Mary Pat Maher Assumes Executive Assistant Position

03/18/2021

Board issues 2020 Annual Report

03/09/2021

Public Reprimand Issued to Seventh Judicial District Judge Matthew M. Quinn

03/19/2020

Board Issues 2019 Annual Report

03/19/2020

Public Reprimand issued to Third Judicial District Judge Mary Carroll Leahy

08/20/2019

Board Issues RFP for Board Counsel

07/02/2019

New Members Appointed to Board

03/21/2019

Board Issues 2018 Annual Report

11/16/2018

Board Elects New Officers for 2019-2020

05/30/2018

Public Reprimand Issued to Second Judicial District Judge G. Tony Atwal

05/30/2018

Inquiry Regarding 2017 Annual Report and Analysis of the Number of Files Opened

03/19/2018

Supreme Court adopts amendments to Civil Disqualification Rules

11/01/2017

Thomas M. Sipkins Assumes Executive Secretary Position

07/05/2017

Board Appoints Judge Thomas Sipkins as Executive Secretary

06/21/2017

Board Issues RFP for Board Counsel

06/20/2017

Judge Louise Dovre Bjorkman Appointed to Board

12/19/2016

Board Elects New Officers for 2017-2018

12/13/2016

Board Files Petition to Amend Civil Disqualification Rules

11/07/2016

Board Issues Two Formal Opinions

11/06/2016

Recent Article on Judicial Disqualification by William J. Wernz

07/26/2016

Public Reprimand Issued to Judge Rex D. Stacey

05/16/2016

Judge Kurt Marben appointed to the Board

05/02/2016

Supreme Court adopts amendments to Judicial Code

02/24/2016

Supreme Court adopts amendments to Board Rules

01/25/2016

Supreme Court establishes March 25 deadline for comments on proposed amendments to Judicial Code

11/20/2015

Public Reprimand Issued to Senior Judge Edward W. Bearse

10/28/2015

Supreme Court Establishes Dec. 28 Deadline for Submitting Comments on Proposed Amendments to Board Rules

10/14/2015

Supreme Court removes Judge Pendleton from office

09/08/2015

Supreme Court suspends Judge Pendleton with pay pending final decision of the Court

08/11/2015

Oral argument in disciplinary proceeding involving Judge Pendleton scheduled on September 8

05/22/2015

Panel Recommends That Judge Pendleton Be Suspended

03/16/2015

"Judicial Conduct Reporter" now Available without Charge

02/04/2015

Board Elects New Officers

01/27/2015

Board Issues Formal Opinion on Activities of Senior Judges

10/31/2014

Board Files Formal Complaint against Judge Alan F. Pendleton

09/17/2014

Board Initiates Mentorship Program

06/23/2014

New Board Advisory Opinion on Appointment to Governmental Committees

06/22/2014

Position Statement Regarding Judges' Public Comments on Cases

06/19/2014

Public Reprimand and Conditions Issued to Seventh Judicial District Judge Steven J. Cahill

06/18/2014

Public Reprimand and Conditions Issued to Third Judicial District Judge Terrence M. Walters

06/17/2014

Board Issues RFP for Board Counsel - Deadline Extended

01/15/2014

Supreme Court Censures Judge George Perez

12/31/2013

Supreme Court Promulgates Amendments to Minnesota Code of Judicial Conduct

12/31/2013

Thomas C. Vasaly Appointed as New Board Executive Secretary

11/13/2013

David S. Paull, Board Executive Secretary, to Retire

10/01/2013

New Board Advisory Opinion on Judicial Disqualification

08/15/2013

New Board Advisory Opinion on Letters of Reference