Dossier
Fourth District judge
Coverage of Fourth District judge in the Nexus archive.
- Walz appoints Department of Labor commissioner to serve as a Hennepin County judge
Gov. Tim Walz appointed Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry commissioner Nicole Blissenbach as a Fourth District judge in Hennepin County, replacing retiring Judge Bev Benson. Blissenbach, who has led the DLI since 2022, was one of six candidates recommended by the Commission on Judicial Selection for the vacancy.