Walz appointments give the Minnesota Supreme Court its first female majority in decades - Austin Daily Herald

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Walz appointments give the Minnesota Supreme Court its first female majority in decades - Austin Daily Herald

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz named two women to the Minnesota Supreme Court on Monday, which will give the state’s highest court its first female majority in three decades. When they take their seats in the coming months, all seven justices will have been appointed by Democratic governors. Walz elevated Minnesota Court of Appeals Judge Theodora Gaïtas to replace Associate Justice Margaret Chutich, and 7th District Chief Judge Sarah Hennesy t…