Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appointed Meriel Lester, current assistant chief in the Stearns County Attorney’s Office criminal ...

LITTLE FALLS — Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday, June 24, announced the appointment of Meriel Lester as a district court judge in ...

A top prosecutor in the Stearns County Attorney's Office is leaving her post to become a judge. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz ...

Gov. Tim Walz has appointed Meriel Lester as a District Court judge in Minnesota's Seventh Judicial District. A press release ...

Meriel Lester works in the Criminal Division of the Stearns County Attorney’s Office, where she has dealt extensively in ...

(KNSI) – A Stearns County prosecutor is exchanging her business attire for a black robe after being named to a judgeship in ...

The Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection has recommended Luke Godzala, Meriel Lester and Laura Welle for the 7th Judicial District seat being vacated by retiring Judge Leonard Weiler. One of the ...