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Walz appoints St. Cloud State alumna, Stearns County prosecutor as district court judge
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appointed Meriel Lester, current assistant chief in the Stearns County Attorney’s Office criminal ...
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Walz appoints Meriel Lester to fill the 7th Judicial District vacancy in Little Falls
LITTLE FALLS — Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday, June 24, announced the appointment of Meriel Lester as a district court judge in ...
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Stearns County prosecutor is new 7th District judge in Little Falls
Meriel Lester works in the Criminal Division of the Stearns County Attorney’s Office, where she has dealt extensively in ...
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Stearns County Prosecutor Appointed as Judge in Little Falls
A top prosecutor in the Stearns County Attorney's Office is leaving her post to become a judge. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz ...
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Meriel Lester Appointed as Judge in MN’s 7th Judicial District
Gov. Tim Walz has appointed Meriel Lester as a District Court judge in Minnesota's Seventh Judicial District. A press release ...
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Stearns County Prosecutor Meriel Lester Appointed Judge in Seventh Judicial District
(KNSI) – A Stearns County prosecutor is exchanging her business attire for a black robe after being named to a judgeship in ...
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Sex trafficking task force makes progress in Central Minnesota - St. Cloud Times
After the website shut downs, it took law enforcement a little time to figure out where people were going next, said Meriel Lester, assistant chief in the Stearns County Attorney's Office criminal ...
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10 years in, Stearns County Domestic Violence Court keeps improving - St. Cloud Times
To be eligible to have a case transferred to the specialized court, the charge must be a felony intimate partner violence offense, said Meriel Lester, an assistant chief of the criminal division ...