Jeff Bumgarner, who will begin July 1 as professor and department head of criminal justice and political science, was re-appointed May 20 by Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton to a second term on the Board on Judicial Standards.
The board is an independent state agency that receives and acts upon complaints about Minnesota judges for judicial misconduct or wrongdoing. The board also issues advisory opinions and seeks to educate judges and others about judicial ethics.
Bumgarner, who is a Minnesota resident, must be confirmed by the Minnesota Senate.
The notice of Dayton’s appointments to the board is available at http://mn.gov/governor/newsroom/pressreleasedetail.jsp?id=102-130292.
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