Pawlenty fills Hennepin County judicial vacancies

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04/27/2007

Star Tribune
Last update: April 27, 2007


Gov. Tim Pawlenty filled Hennepin County judicial vacancies Friday with two prosecutors and the chief counsel for the Hazelden Foundation.

Chosen were Pete Cahill, managing attorney of the special litigation division of the Hennepin County attorney's office; assistant U.S. Attorney William Koch and Ivy Bernhardson.

Cahill, 48, was the chief deputy from 2000 through 2006 to former Hennepin County Attorney Amy Klobuchar, now a Democratic U.S. senator. Cahill is respected for his upbeat, friendly personality, legal acumen and ability to cite precedent.

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