Dakota County judge known as ‘The Hammer’ will lay down his gavel after 27 years on the bench
No one is sure exactly who first called Dakota County Judge Timothy McManus “The Hammer,” or when, but the nickname stuck.
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Missing ballots case: Judge rules DFLer Brad Tabke's victory stands
In the ruling, Dakota County Judge Tracy Perzel states that "neither an injunction nor special election is warranted or ordered" as sworn testimony from the voters whose ballots were believed to ...
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Man gets 7 days jail for vehicular homicide in Dakota County
Bundy was arrested in July and charged in connection with the April 27, 2023, accident on Nebraska Highway 35 in which ...
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Judge rejects motion to quash death penalty in Laurel quadruple murder case
The judge initially rejected the motion as being “premature” since at the time the case had yet to go to trial. In September 2024, a Dakota County jury found Jones guilty of four counts of ...
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Port: A bizarre spat between a judge and prosecutor over a DUI case illustrates the municipal court turf war
Allowing cities to keep revenues from municipal courts has created a perverse incentive for bureaucratic bickering over which ...
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Port: Nearly 62% of municipal courts in North Dakota have judges with no law license
In North Dakota, you have to have a license to cut someone's hair, but you don't even need a high school diploma, let alone a ...