The Commission’s purpose is threefold:

1. To identify and assess current and prospective threats to the preservation of an impartial judiciary in Minnesota in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court and Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decisions in Republican Party of Minnesota v. White;
2. To identify and assess current options available for preserving an impartial judiciary; and
3. To recommend the optimal means for preserving a fair and impartial judiciary in Minnesota.

The Commission, an independent citizens group, has been meeting monthly since February, 2006, and has completed its work. Click here to read the final report.

View list of Commission members

View minutes from public hearings held over the summer of 2006:

• July 18, 2006 St. Paul
• July 20, 2006 Brainerd
• August 23, 2006 Mankato

Citizens Information Guide by Governor Al Quie, Chair