{"id":2160,"date":"2022-03-24T10:57:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T15:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/ndlaw\/?p=2160"},"modified":"2022-03-24T10:57:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T15:57:20","slug":"leah-ducharme-07-appointed-district-court-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/ndlaw\/2022\/03\/leah-ducharme-07-appointed-district-court-judge\/","title":{"rendered":"Leah duCharme ’07 appointed District Court Judge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gov. Tim Walz fills 2 judicial vacancies in Minnesota’s 7th Judicial District<\/h1>\n

Leah duCharme and Heidi Schultz will serve as District Court judges in Minnesota\u2019s Seventh Judicial District.<\/h2>\n
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\"\"<\/a>ST. PAUL \u2014 Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan have announced the appointments of Leah duCharme and Heidi Schultz as District Court judges in Minnesota\u2019s Seventh Judicial District.<\/p>\n

The seats will be chambered in Moorhead in Clay County and in St. Cloud in Stearns County.<\/p>\n

duCharme will be replacing Judge Amber B. Gustafson in Clay County, \u00a0while Schultz will replace Judge Kris H. Davick-Halfen in Stearns County.<\/p>\n

duCharme is a senior shareholder at Gjesdahl Law, where she practices primarily family law, including marriage dissolutions, child custody, paternity, child and spousal support, domestic violence, protective orders, adoption and guardianships.<\/p>\n

She earned her bachelor’s degree from Moorhead State University (now Minnesota State University Moorhead), and her J.D. degree from the University of North Dakota School of Law.<\/p>\n

Schultz is an assistant Todd County attorney, where she prosecutes adult criminal cases of all levels. She was previously a partner at Swenson Lervick Syverson Trosvig Jacobson Schultz Cass, and she has also served as an assistant county attorney in Douglas, Olmsted and St. Louis Counties.<\/p>\n

Schultz earned her bachelor’s degree and her J.D. degree from Valparaiso University.<\/p>\n

Walz said duCharme will be an excellent addition to the Seventh Judicial District, adding, “Her unique background and perspective, as well as her experience in family law, will be a tremendous asset to Clay County.\u201d<\/p>\n

He described Schultz as an experienced litigator and a devoted public servant who has “a deep commitment to ensuring that our justice system is responsive to everyone who comes before it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Minnesota\u2019s Seventh Judicial District encompasses the counties of Becker, Benton, Clay, Douglas, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Stearns, Todd, and Wadena.<\/p>\n

Read the original story from the Wadena Pioneer Journal<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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