Panel Recommends Chief ALJ Candidates

A merit selection panel recommended three candidates for Gov. Tim Walz to consider for appointment as the permanent chief administrative law judge at the Court of Administrative Hearings. Walz in June appointed Tim O'Malley to serve as temporary chief judge until the appointment of a permanent successor to Jenny Star, who had been chief ALJ since 2019. The three candidates the selection panel recommended are Craig Gustafson, Kirsten Marshall and Jessica Palmer-Denig. Gustafson is the legal counsel division director for the Minnesota Judicial Branch and advises justices, judges and c...