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Applications to fill the vacancy left by the departure of Chief Federal District Court Judge Michael Davis need to be submitted by this Friday.
Judge Davis announced late last month he would be assuming what's known as "senior status" this coming summer. He will continue to hear cases, but his scaling back means an opening for another judge on the court.
For more on the process to replace him, MPR News' Tom Crann spoke with former U.S. Attorney Tom Heffelfinger, co-chair of the judicial selection committee.
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