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“Meet Your Court” cable TV program List of editions

(1) Juvenile Court Hon. Robert Blaeser, Presiding Judge, Juvenile Court

Hon. Denise Reily, Judge, Hennepin County Juvenile Court

(taped 12-14-00)

(2) Family Court Hon. Charles A. Porter, Jr., Presiding Judge, Hennepin County Family Court

Hon. Diana Eagon, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 12-14-00)

(3) A Citizen's View of the Courts Bob Lurtsema, former Minnesota Viking

Mark S. Thompson, Judicial District Administrator, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 1-18-01)

(4) JUSTice FOR KIDS / State Wards Advocacy Project Hon. Lucy Wieland, Assistant Chief Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Lori A. Wagner, Esq., Faegre & Benson law firm

Dianne C. Heins, Esq., Faegre & Benson law firm

(taped 1-18-01)

(5) Community Court Hon. Richard Hopper, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Elisabeth Steinberg, Project Coordinator, Hennepin County Community Court

(taped 1-18-01)

(6) Race, civil rights and the justice system - Part One Hon. Walter F. Mondale, former Vice President of the United States

Hon. Tanya Bransford, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Leonardo Castro, Hennepin County Public Defender

(taped 2-22-01)

(7) Race, civil rights and the justice system- Part Two Hon. Tanya Bransford, Judge, Hennepin County District Court


(taped 2-22-01)

(8) Juries Hon. Myron Greenberg, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Sue MacPherson, Esq., Senior Trial Consultant, National Jury Project

(taped 2-22-01)

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(9) DWI Hon. Stephen Swanson, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Sharon K. Gehrman-Driscoll, Director and Victim Advocate, Minnesotans for Safe Driving

Tony Kresser, Career Probation Officer, Hennepin County Department of Community

Corrections

(taped 2-22-01)

(10) Drug Court Hon. Robert Lynn, Judge, Hennepin County Drug Court

Bob Olander, Director, Hennepin County Chemical Health Division

Joe Brown, Drug Court Vocational Counselor, Hennepin County Training and

Employment Assistance

(taped 3-29-01)

(11) Drug Court Mentoring Program Hon. Robert Lynn, Judge, Hennepin County Drug Court

Alfred Babington-Johnson, President and CEO, Stairstep Initiative Companies

Vicki Tredwell, Program Director, Stairstep Foundation

(taped 3-29-01)

(12) Hennepin and Ramsey County District Courts Hon. Lawrence Cohen, Chief Judge, Ramsey County District Court

(taped 3-29-01)

(13) Pro se Services Hon. John Holahan, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. Charles Porter, Presiding Judge, Hennepin County Family Court

Susan Ledray, Director, Self-help Service Center, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 4-22-01)

(14) Guardians ad Litem in Juvenile Court Hon. Robert Blaeser, Presiding Judge, Hennepin County Juvenile Court

Susanne Smith, Supervisor, Guardian ad Litem Office, Hennepin County District Court

Jim Campbell, Guardian ad Litem volunteer

(taped 4-22-01)

(15) Guardians ad Litem in Family Court

Hon. Charles Porter, Presiding Judge, Hennepin County Family Court

Kay Kraus, Guardian ad Litem Program Supervisor, Hennepin County Family Court

Jim Campbell, Guardian ad Litem volunteer

(taped 4-22-01)

(16) What is it Like to be a Judge?

Hon. Joan Lancaster, Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court

Hon. Allen Oleisky, Senior Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. John Stanoch, retired Judge, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 5-23-01)

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(17) Conciliation Court

Raymond A. Wood, Conciliation Court Referee

Bonnie Lukes, Conciliation Court Mediator

Kay Richards, Supervisor, Hennepin County Conciliation Court

(taped 5-23-01)

(18) Court Interpreters

Hon. Paul Anderson, Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court

Amy Johnson, Court Interpreter

Pam Kilpela, Supervisor, Scheduling / Interpreter Office, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 5-23-01)

(19) The Courts and the Media

Margaret Zack, Staff Writer, Star Tribune

Amy Mayron, Staff Writer, St. Paul Pioneer Press

Bernie Grace, Reporter, KARE-11 TV

(taped 5-24-01)

(20) Property Court

Hon. Daniel Mabley, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Amy Klobuchar, Hennepin County Attorney

(taped 5-24-01)

(21) Early Intervention Mediation Pilot Project / Hennepin County Family Court

Hon. Susan Cochrane, Referee, Hennepin County Family Court

Colleen Harris-Pearson, Attorney, Harris-Pearson & Pearson Family Mediation

Douglas Pearson, Psychologist, Harris-Pearson & Pearson Family Mediation

(taped 5-24-01)

(22) Increasing Public Understanding of the Courts - Part One

Barbara Carlson, Co-host of "The Morning Spin," AM 1500 KSTP

Ron Rosenbaum, Attorney, and Host of "Holding Court," AM 1500 KSTP

Hon. R. Joseph Quinn, Chief Judge, Tenth Judicial District

(taped 6-27-01)

(23) Increasing Public Understanding of the Courts - Part Two Barbara Carlson, Co-host of "The Morning Spin," AM 1500 KSTP

Ron Rosenbaum, Attorney and Host of "Holding Court," AM 1500 KSTP

Hon. William R. Howard, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 6-27-01)

(24) Child Abuse and the courts Hon. Kathryn Quaintance, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. John McShane, Judge, Hennepin County Juvenile Court

Hon. Mary Beth Dorn, Referee, Hennepin County Family Court

(taped 6-27-01)

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(25) Minnesota StandDown 2001

Hon. Lynn Olson, Judge, Anoka County District Court

Mike Holland, Defense Attorney

Tammi Fredrickson, Assistant Coon Rapids City Attorney

(taped 6-27-01)

(26) Race and the Criminal Justice System Hon. Russell A. Anderson, Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court

Tom Johnson, President, Council on Crime and Justice

David Ellis, Director, Racial Disparity Initiative, Council on Crime and Justice

(taped 6-27-01)

(27) Domestic Violence and the Courts Sheila Wellstone, National Domestic Violence Advocate


Hon. Margaret Daly, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 7-9-01)

(28) Minnesota Children's Justice Initiative Hon. Kathleen A. Blatz, Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court

Hon. Heidi S. Schellhas, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 7-9-01)

(29) Trends Affecting the Minnesota State Courts System - Part One

Sue Dosal, Minnesota State Court Administrator

Hon. Roger Warren, President, National Center for State Courts

(taped 7-9-01)

(30) Trends affecting the Minnesota State Court System - Part Two Hon. Kathleen A. Blatz, Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court

Hon. Edward Lynch, Judge, Dakota County District Court

(taped 7-9-01)

(31) A Business Perspective on the Courts Duane Benson, Executive Director, Minnesota Business Partnership

Hon. Edward Stringer, Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court

Hon. George McGunnigle, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 10-22-01)

(32) Police and the Courts

Chief Robert J. Olson, Minneapolis Police Department

Chief William K. Finney, St. Paul Police Department

(taped 10-22-01)

(33) What's New in Family Court

Hon. Charles A. Porter, Jr., Presiding Judge, Hennepin County Family Court

Hon. Marilyn J. Kaman, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. Bruce Peterson, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 10-22-01)

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(34) State Funding of the Courts

Hon. Ron Abrams, Chair, Tax Committee, Minnesota House of Representatives


(taped 10-30-01)

(35) Prosecution and Defense Jim Kamin, First Assistant Hennepin County Public Defender

Pete Cahill, Deputy Hennepin County Attorney

Joan Peterson, Deputy Minneapolis City Attorney

(taped 10-30-01)

(36) Contrasting the Federal and State Courts Hon. Arthur J. Boylan, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota

Hon. Andrew Danielson, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. Jeanne J. Graham, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 10-30-01)

(37) DWI Impact Panels

Hon. Philip D. Bush, Judge, Hennepin County District Court


Amy Wells, Impact Panel Participant

(taped 2-25-02)

(38) Federal and State Trial and Appellate Courts

Hon. Paul Magnuson, Senior Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota

Hon. Paul Anderson, Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court

(taped 2-25-02)

(39) Substance Abuse and the Courts

Hon. William Howard, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Dennis Miller, Coordinator, Hennepin County Drug Court


(taped 2-25-02)

(40) Low-income Legal Assistance in Family Court Jean Lastine, Executve Director, Central Minnesota Legal Services

Hon. Bruce Peterson, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Susan Ledray, Pro Se Services Manager, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 2-25-02)

(41) The Chief Judge

Host - Doug Grow, Columnist, Star Tribune

Hon. Roberta Levy, former Chief Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. Daniel Mabley, former Chief Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. Kevin S. Burke, Chief Judge, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 3-6-02)

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(42) Family Law


Hon. Mary E. Steenson, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. Janet N. Poston, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 3-6-02)

(43) The Hennepin County Bar

Brian Melendez, President, Hennepin County Bar Association


(taped 3-6-02)

(44) Low-income legal assistance

John Stuart, Minnesota State Public Defender

Jim Kamin, First Assistant Public Defender, Hennepin County

Jerry Lane, Executive Director, Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance

(taped 3-7-02)

(45) Pressures on state court budgets

Hon. Timothy Connell, Judge and President, Minnesota District Judges Association



(taped 3-7-02)

(46) New judges on the Hennepin Bench - Part 1 Hon. Warren Sagstuen, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. Jeanne Graham, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. Lloyd Zimmerman, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 3-6-02)

(47) New judges on the Hennepin Bench - Part 2

Hon. George McGunnigle, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. Kathryn L. Quaintance, Judge, Hennepin County District Court


(taped 3-7-02)

(48) Domestic Fatality Review Pilot Project Hon. Kathryn L. Quaintance, Judge, Hennepin County District Court


Sgt. Rick Zimmerman, Minneapolis Police Department

(taped 5-24-02)

(49) Truancy Hon. Amy Klobuchar, Hennepin County Attorney

Birch Jones, East Area Superintendent, Minneapolis Public Schools

Hon. Robert Blaeser, Presiding Judge, Hennepin County Juvenile Court

(taped 5-24-02)

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(50) The Legislature and the Courts

Hon. Jane B. Ranum, Chair, Senate Committee on Crime Prevention

Hon. Steve Smith, Chair, House Committee on Civil Law

(taped 5-28-02)

(51) Juvenile Court information system

Hon. Lucy Wieland, Assistant Chief Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. Herbert Lefler, Judge, Hennepin County Juvenile Court

Dale Good, Chief Information Officer, Minnesota State Courts

(taped 5-29-02)

(52) A Conversation with the Attorney General

Mike Hatch, Minnesota Attorney General

(taped 5-29-02)

(53) The Minnesota Consular Corps

Thor S. Johansen, Consul General of Norway in Minneapolis

Dr. Heino A. Beckmann, Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in

Minneapolis and President, Minnesota Consular Corps

Patrick W. Ledray, Honorary Consul of Romania in Minneapolis

(taped 5-29-02)

(54) Family Court Ready Response Program

Hon. Stephen Aldrich, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. James Swenson, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Susan De Vries, Child Psychologist, Hennepin County Family Court Services

(taped 9-25-02)

(55) Adoption


Marian Saksena, Attorney, Children's Law Center

Nancy Jones, Assistant Hennepin County Attorney

(taped 9-25-02)

(56) Inside Drug Court

Hon. Robert Lynn, Presiding Judge, Hennepin County Drug Court

(taped 10-1-02)

(57) Victims and the Courts

Hon. Mary Theisen, Judge, First Judicial District

Hon. Thomas Wexler, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Lolita Ulloa, Director, Hennepin County Domestic Abuse Service Center

(taped 10-1-02)

(58) Equal Justice Hon. Harry S. Crump, Judge, Hennepin County District Court


Hon. Lloyd Zimmerman, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 10-1-02)

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(59) The Minnesota State Courts 2003

Host - Paul Magers, Co-anchor, KARE-11 News

Hon. Kathleen A. Blatz, Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court

Hon. Kevin S. Burke, Chief Judge, Hennepin County District Court


(taped 9-25-02)

(60) Justice for Kids

Hon. Denise Reilly, Presiding Judge, Hennepin County Juvenile Court


(taped 1-28-03)

(61) New judges on the Hennepin Bench - Part 3

Hon. Steven A. Pihlaja, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. Mark Wernick, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 1-28-03)

(62) The Mentally Ill and the Courts

Hon. Beryl Nord, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. H. Richard Hopper, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Dr. Lawrence Panciera, Chief Psychologist, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 1-28-03)

(63) Domestic Violence Court


Dr. Marcy Podkopacz, Research Director, Hennepin County District Court

Carol Arthur, Executive Director, Domestic Abuse Project

(taped 1-28-03)

(64) Kids and Guardians ad Litem


Mark Toogood, Manager, State Guardian ad Litem Program

Joan Kirk, Guardian ad Litem

(taped 2-10-03)

(65) New Justices on the Minnesota Supreme Court Hon. Helen M. Meyer, Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court

Hon. Sam Hanson, Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court

(taped 2-10-03)

(66) Applying Private Sector Practices to Court Administration


Mark S. Thompson, Judicial District Administrator, Hennepin County District Court

Anna Lamb, Administrative Supervisor, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 2-10-03)

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(67) The Future of Trial Courts

Hon. J. Thomas Mott, Chief Judge, Ramsey County District Court


(taped 2-18-03)

(68) Criminal Justice Challenges in Hennepin County


(taped 5-1-03)

(69) New Judges on the Hennepin Bench – Part 4

Hon. Regina Chu, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. Katherian Roe, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. Mel Dickstein, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 5-1-03)

(70) Justice Issues in Minneapolis

Mayor R.T. Rybak, City of Minneapolis

(taped 5-20-03)

(71) Alternative Sentences

Bob Hunter, Program Manager, Sentencing to Service, Hennepin County Department of

Community Corrections

Hon. Richard Hopper, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Joe Brown, Vocational Counselor, Hennepin County Drug Court

(taped 5-20-03)

(72) Victims and the Criminal Justice System


Rebecca Haddad, Program Manager, Crime Victim Services, Council on Crime

and Justice

Hon. Beryl Nord, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 5-22-03)

(73) The Suburban Courts of Hennepin County

Chief Joy M. Rikala, Minnetonka Police Department

Roger Fellows, Suburban Prosecutor

Bob Roeglin, Unit Supervisor, Hennepin County Community Corrections

(taped 5-22-03)

(74) The Community and the Courts – Part One

Alfred Babington-Johnson, President and CEO, Stairstep Initiative Companies

Dennis Miller, Supervisor / Adult Neighborhood Probation, Hennepin County

Department of Community Corrections

Linda Koblick, Hennepin County Commissioner - District 6

(taped 5-30-03)

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(75) The Community and the Courts – Part Two

Inspector Tim Dolan, Minneapolis Police Department

Jana Metge, Founder, Phillips Block Club Network

Dennis Miller, Supervisor / Adult Neighborhood Probation, Hennepin County

Department of Community Corrections

(taped 5-30-03)

(76) First Ladies on the Bench

First Lady Mary Pawlenty, Judge, Dakota County District Court

former First Lady Susan Carlson, Referee, Hennepin County Juvenile Court

(taped 5-30-03)

(77) Fairness in the Courtroom Prof. Larry Heuer, Chair, Department of Psychology, Barnard College


Dr. Deb Eckberg, Fairness Project Director, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 7-11-03)

(78) Domestic Violence

Hon. Tanja Manrique, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Carol Arthur, Executive Director, Domestic Abuse Project

(taped 7-11-03)

(79) The State of Civil Justice Harry A. Sieben Jr., President, Sieben, Grose, Von Holtum & Carey

Steve Pfefferle, President, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association

Peter Riley, President-elect, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association

(taped 7-21-03)

(80) Divorce Education Hon. Charles A. Porter, Presiding Judge, Hennepin County Family Court

Hon. Bruce A. Peterson, Judge, Hennepin County Family Court

Marilyn McKnight, Director, Erickson Mediation Institute

(taped 7-21-03)

(81) Self-Help Service Center


Susan Ledray, Director, Self Help Service Center, Hennepin County District Court

Bradley Thorsen, Executive Director, Volunteer Lawyers Network

(taped 8-18-03)

(82) Father and Daughter on the Bench

Hon. John E. Simonett, former Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court

Hon. Martha M. Simonett, Judge, First Judicial District

(taped 9-25-03)

(83) Hennepin and Ramsey County District Courts

Hon. J. Thomas Mott , Chief Judge, Ramsey County District Court

(taped 9-25-03)

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(84) Information Technology and the Minnesota State Courts

Hon. Thomas McCarthy, Judge, First Judicial District

Bob Hanson, Chief Information Officer, Minnesota Supreme Court

(taped 12-16-03)

(85) Family Court

Hon. James T. Swenson, Presiding Judge, Hennepin County Family Court

Hon. Mark S. Wernick, Judge, Hennepin County Family Court

Marilyn McKnight, Director, Erickson Mediation Institute

(taped 12-16-03)

(86) Covering the Courts

Elizabeth Stawicki, Reporter, Minnesota Public Radio

Steve Karnowski, Reporter, Associated Press

Margaret Zack, Reporter, Star Tribune

(taped 12-17-03)

(87) Chemical Dependency and the Courts

Congressman Jim Ramstad, 3rd

District – Minnesota

Hon. Robert Lynn, Judge, Hennepin County District Court


(taped 1-15-04)

(88) Minnesota Fathers' Adoption Registry Program

Hon. Margaret A. Daly, Judge, Hennepin County Juvenile Court

Helen Bassett, Program Administrator, Minnesota Fathers' Adoption Registry

Wright S. Walling, Attorney, Walling & Berg, P.A.

(taped 1-27-04)

(89) Update on the Minnesota State Courts

Host - Cathy Wurzer, Host, Morning Edition, Minnesota Public Radio

Hon. Kathleen A. Blatz, Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court

Hon. Kevin Burke, Chief Judge, Hennepin County District Court


(taped 1-27-04)

(90) Criminal Justice Challenges in Hennepin County

Randy Johnson, Chair, Hennepin County Board of Commissioners - District 5

Peter McLaughlin, Hennepin County Commissioner - District 4

(taped 2-4-04)

(91) Children’s Justice Initiative

Hon. Denise D. Reilly, Presiding Judge, Hennepin County Juvenile Court

Hon. Waldemar B. Senyk, Judge, Seventh Judicial District

Erin Sullivan Sutton, Director of Child Safety and Permanency, Minnesota Department of

Human Services

(taped 2-4-04)

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(92) Adoption


Wright Walling, Attorney, Walling & Berg, P.A.

Barb McGuire, Director, Domestic Adoption Services, Children’s Home Society &

Family Services

(taped 2-12-04)

(93) Minnesota Judges in Kosovo

Hon. Daniel H. Mabley, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. Marilyn Justman Kaman, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. Robert F. Carolan, Judge, First Judicial District

(taped 2-12-04)

(94) Sentencing

Hon. Katherian Roe, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. Steven A. Pihlaja, Judge, Hennepin County District Court


(taped 5-10-04)

(95) Civil Justice

Hon. Gary Larson, Presiding Civil Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. H. Peter Albrecht, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Daniel J. Boivin, Attorney and Partner, Meshbesher & Spence

(taped 5-10-04)

(96) The Court Psychologist

Dr. Lawrence Panciera, Chief Psychologist, Hennepin County District Court

Dr. Linda Berberoglu, Court Psychologist, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. Daniel H. Mabley, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 6-14-04)

(97) Issues Facing Urban Courts

Peter McLaughlin, Hennepin County Commissioner - District 4

Hon. Mel I. Dickstein, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. H. Richard Hopper, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 6-14-04)

(98) Measuring Court Performance

Hon. Lucy Wieland, Chief Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Dr. Marcy Podkopacz, Research Director, Hennepin County District Court

Diane Carlson, Deputy Judicial District Administrator, Ramsey County District Court

(taped 6-16-04)

(99) Applying Current Child Development Research in the Courtroom

Dr. Megan R. Gunnar, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota

Dr. Charles A. Nelson, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota

Hon. Denise Reilly, Presiding Judge, Hennepin County Juvenile Court

(taped 6-16-04)

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(100) The Minnesota Court of Appeals Hon. Edward Toussaint, Jr., Chief Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals

Hon. G. Barry Anderson, Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals

Hon. Jill Flaskamp Halbrooks, Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals

(taped 6-21-04)

(101) The Police and the Courts

Chief William P. McManus, Minneapolis Police Department

William K. Finney, Retired Chief, St. Paul Police Department

(taped 6-21-04)

(102) The Minnesota Tax Court Hon. George W. Perez, Chief Judge, Minnesota Tax Court

Hon. Kathleen H. Sanberg, Judge, Minnesota Tax Court

Hon. Sheryl A. Ramstad, Judge, Minnesota Tax Court

(taped 12-13-04)

(103) Children's Mental Health and the Courts Hon. Kathryn Quaintance, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Dr. Bruce Renken, Court Psychologist, Hennepin County District Court

Dr. Colleen Gorman, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Hennepin County Department of


(taped 12-13-04)

(104) Juvenile Court: Past, Present and Future

Hon. Lindsay Arthur, retired Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. Allen Oleisky, Senior Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. Herbert Lefler, Presiding Judge, Hennepin County Juvenile Court

(taped 4-18-05)

(105) Low-Income Non-Custodial Fathers Hon. Bruce A. Peterson, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Melissa Froehle, Attorney, FATHER Project / Central Minnesota Legal Services

Mary Vangerud, Supervisor, Hennepin County Child Support

(taped 6-6-05)

(106) Teenage Substance Abuse Congressman Jim Ramstad, 3

rd District – Minnesota

Carol Falkowski, Director of Research Communications, Hazelden Foundation

Judi Hanson, Program Director, Sobriety High School

(taped 6-6-05)

(107) Traffic Court Hon. Sue Cochrane, Referee, Hennepin County District Court

Mary Ellen Heng, Assistant Minneapolis City Attorney

Douglas Anderson, Supervisor, Administrative Hearing Office, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 6-6-05)

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(108) State and Federal Courts Hon. Donovan W. Frank, Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota

Hon Jeanne J. Graham, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 6-16-05)

(109) Public Defenders Dan Scott, former Federal Public Defender



(taped 6-16-05)

(110) Public Access to Court Records Hon. Paul H. Anderson, Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court


Mark Anfinson, Media Attorney

(taped 6-30-05)

(111) Prosecutors Tom Heffelfinger, U.S. Attorney, District of Minnesota


(taped 6-30-05)

(112) Sex Offenders Sen. Jane B. Ranum, Minnesota Senate, (DFL-Minneapolis / Richfield / Bloomington)

Sen. Thomas M. Neuville, Minnesota Senate (R-Northfield)

(taped 9-13-05)

(113) Update on Hennepin County District Court Hon. Lucy A. Wieland, Chief Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. Gary Larson, Assistant Chief Judge, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 9-13-05)

(114) The Corrections System and the Courts

Commissioner Joan Fabian, Minnesota Department of Corrections

Hon. Beryl A. Nord, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. Herbert P. Lefler, Presiding Judge, Hennepin County Juvenile Court

(taped 12-19-05)

(115) The Domestic Abuser: Is Change Possible?

Michael Paymar, Resource Specialist, Battered Women’s Justice Project

Hon. Tanja Manrique, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Aaron Milgrom, Men’s Program Supervisor, Domestic Abuse Project

(taped 12-19-05)

(116) Methamphetamines: The Problem

Carol Falkowski, Director of Research Communications, Hazelden Foundation

Tim O’Malley, Assistant Superintendent, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

Dan Cain, President, RS Eden

(taped 12-21-05)

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(117) Methamphetamines: The Criminal Justice Response

Sen. Julie A. Rosen (R-Fairmont), Minnesota Senate

Judge Robert G. Rancourt, Chisago County District Court


(taped 12-21-05)

(118) Access to Justice

Gary A. Debele, Attorney and President, Walling, Berg & Debele, P.A.

Professor Peter B. Knapp, William Mitchell College of Law

Susan Ledray, Director, Self-Help Service Center, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 12-21-05)

(119) Contrasting Military and Civilian Justice Sen. Don Betzold (DFL-Fridley), Minnesota Senate

Attorney / Colonel (Ret.), Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Army Reserves

Hon. Charles A. Porter, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Captain (Ret.) Judge Advocate, U.S. Navy

Fred Karasov, Assistant Hennepin County Attorney

Judge Advocate, U.S. Army

(taped 12-21-05)

(120) Judicial Selection Eric J. Magnuson, Chair, Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection

Hon. Paul H. Anderson, Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court

George W. Soule, Partner, Bowman and Brooke LLP

(taped 2-6-06)

(121) A Conversation with the Minnesota Chief Justice Hon. Russell A. Anderson, Chief Justice

Minnesota Supreme Court

(taped 2-6-06)

(122) Crime and the Community Council Member Don Samuels - Ward 5, Minneapolis City Council



(taped 2-6-06) (123) Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission

Hon. Gordon Shumaker, Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals

Jeffrey Edblad, Isanti County Attorney Hon. Mark S. Wernick, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 5-9-06)

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(124) Court Records and the Public Interest Hon. Paul H. Anderson, Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court

Hon. Warren Sagstuen, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Professor Jane Kirtley, University of Minnesota

(taped 5-9-06)

(125) The Governor, the First Lady and the Judiciary Governor Tim Pawlenty

First Lady and Judge Mary Pawlenty

(taped 5-11-06)

(126) The Jury Hon. Joan N. Ericksen, Judge, U.S. District Court / District of Minnesota

Hon. Francis J. Connolly, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Lynn Lahd, Jury Manager, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 5-11-06)

(127) Family Court Hon. James T. Swenson, Assistant Chief Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. Bruce A. Peterson, Presiding Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Hon. Tanja Manrique, Judge, Hennepin County Family Court

(taped 6-19-06) (128) Rehabilitation of Offenders Governor Al Quie, Minnesota governor, 1979-1983

Jeffrey Edblad, Isanti County Attorney and President, Minnesota Correctional Education Foundation

Hon. Toddrick Barnette, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 6-19-06)

(129) A Conversation with former Chief Justice Kathleen A. Blatz Kathleen A. Blatz, former Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court

(taped 6-29-06)

(130) A Conversation with former Chief Justice A.M. ‘Sandy’ Keith A.M. ‘Sandy’ Keith, former Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court

(taped 6-29-06)

(131) A Conversation with former Chief Justice Robert J. Sheran Robert J. Sheran, former Chief Justice

Minnesota Supreme Court

(taped 8-2-06)

(132) Former Legislators on the Bench Hon. David Minge, Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals

Hon. David L. Knutson, Judge, Dakota County District Court

Hon. Ronald L. Abrams, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 8-2-06)

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(133) Expungement of Criminal Records

Hon. Marilyn B. Rosenbaum, Judge, Hennepin County District Court


(taped 2-5-07)

(134) DWI Court

Hon. John L. Holahan, Presiding Judge, Hennepin County DWI Court

Sharon Gehrman-Driscoll, Director, Minnesotans for Safe Driving

Dennis Miller, Coordinator, Hennepin County DWI Court

(taped 2-5-07) (135) Criminal Justice Issues in Hennepin County Mike Freeman, Hennepin County Attorney

Richard W. Stanek, Hennepin County Sheriff

(taped 2-5-07)

(136) The Grand Jury Robert M. A. Johnson, Anoka County Attorney

Hon. Robert Small, Judge, Hennepin County District Court

Lee Barry, Senior Assistant Hennepin County Attorney

(taped 2-5-07)

(137) The Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings Chief Judge Ray Krause, Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings

Assistant Chief Judge Bruce Johnson, Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings

Myron Greenberg, Retired judge, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 6-4-07)

(138) Problem-solving Courts Hon. John L. Holahan, Presiding Judge, Hennepin County DWI Court

Hon. Toddrick S. Barnette, Presiding Judge, Hennepin County Drug Court

Hon. Tanja Manrique, Judge, Hennepin County Family Court

(taped 6-4-07)

(139) Guardians ad Litem in Juvenile Court Hon. Tanya M. Bransford, Presiding Judge, Hennepin County Juvenile Court

Michelle Johnson, Guardian ad Litem Coordinator, Hennepin County Juvenile Court

George Knisely, Volunteer Guardian ad Litem

(taped 6-4-07)

(140) The Minnesota Court of Appeals Hon. Edward Toussaint, Jr., Chief Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals

Hon. Terri J. Stoneburner, Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals

Hon. Christopher J. Dietzen, Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals

(taped 6-6-07)

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(141) Interpreting Minnesota Statutes Senator Don Betzold, Minnesota Senate (DFL-Fridley)


Michele Timmons, Minnesota Revisor of Statutes

(taped 6-6-07)

(142) The Minnesota Supreme Court Hon. Russell A. Anderson, Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court


(taped 6-6-07)

(143) Adult Probation Craig Vos, Program Manager, Hennepin County Community Corrections

Bob Roeglin, Corrections Unit Supervisor, Hennepin County Community Corrections

Hon. Margaret A. Daly, Presiding Judge, Hennepin County Criminal Court

(taped 6-6-07)

(144) A Conversation with the Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson, Minnesota Attorney General

(taped 6-28-07)

(145) Traffic Court Hon. Sue Cochrane, Referee, Hennepin County Traffic Court

Douglas Anderson, Supervisor, Administrative Hearing Office, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 6-28-07)

(146) Juvenile Probation Hon. Tanya M. Bransford, Presiding Judge, Hennepin County Juvenile Court

Christine Owens, Division Manager, Hennepin County Juvenile Probation

Jerald Moore, Corrections Unit Supervisor, Hennepin County Juvenile Probation

(taped 6-28-07)

(147) Housing Court Hon. Mark Labine, Referee, Hennepin County Housing Court

Doug Turner, Partner, Hanbery & Carney P.A.

Larry McDonough, Managing Attorney, Housing Unit, Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis

(taped 9-11-07)

(148) A New Approach to DWI Hon. John L. Holahan, Presiding Judge, Hennepin County DWI Court

Bob Roeglin, Corrections Unit Supervisor, Hennepin County Department of Community

Corrections

Emil Carlson-Clark, Community Corrections Specialist, Hennepin County Department of


(taped 9-11-07)

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(149) Guardians ad Litem in Family Court Hon. Bruce A. Peterson, Presiding Judge, Hennepin County Family Court

Mark Toogood, Family Services Unit Manager, MN State Court Administrator’s Office

Jamie Manning, Guardian ad Litem, Hennepin County Family Court

(taped 9-11-07)

(150) Mentally Ill Offenders Hon. H. Richard Hopper, Presiding Judge, Hennepin County Mental Health Court

Lori Loncharek, Mental Health Screener, Hennepin County Mental Health Court

Lori Swenson, Coordinator, Hennepin County Mental Health Court

(taped 11-19-07)

(151) Cameras in the Courtroom Rick Kupchella, News Anchor / Reporter, KARE-11 News

Marna Anderson, Executive Director, WATCH

Hon. Lucy A. Wieland, Chief Judge, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 11-19-07)

(152) The Changing Role of Family Court Hon. Bruce A. Peterson, Presiding Judge, Hennepin County Family Court

Professor William Doherty, Department of Family Social Science, U of M

Paul Masiarchin, Executive Director, Minnesota Fathers & Families Network

(taped 11-19-07)

The following six editions were co-produced with the Minnesota Judicial Branch.

(Five of the six hosts are from outside Hennepin County.)

(153) The Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Conviction

Host - Chief Judge Michael L. Kirk,

Clay County District Court / Seventh Judicial District

Judge Steven A. Pihlaja

Hennepin County District Court / Fourth Judicial District

Paul Beaumaster, Rice County Attorney

Patricia Zenner, Attorney, Zenner Law Office

(taped 4-24-08)

(154) Drug Court

Host - Judge John R. Rodenberg

Brown County District Court / Fifth Judicial District

Judge Toddrick Barnette


Judge Joanne M. Smith

Ramsey County District Court / Second Judicial District

Dennis Miller, Problem Solving Court Coordinator


(taped 4-24-08)

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(155) Judicial Selection

Host - Associate Justice Paul H. Anderson, Minnesota Supreme Court

Al Quie, Governor of Minnesota (1979-1983)

Rep. Steve Simon (DFL - St. Louis Park / Hopkins)

Minnesota House of Representatives

Judge Lucy A. Wieland, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 6-11-08)

(156) Access to Justice

Host - Judge Jay Quam, Hennepin County District Court

James L. Baillie, Attorney, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.


Susan Ledray, Pro Se Services Manager, Hennepin County District Court

(taped 6-11-08)

(157) Family Court in the 21st Century

Host - Judge Kevin S. Burke, Hennepin County District Court

Professor Nancy Ver Steegh, William Mitchell College of Law

Judge Bruce A. Peterson, Hennepin County District Court

Judge Robert R. Benson, Fillmore County District Court

(taped 6-23-08)

(158 - final edition) Sentencing Offenders: Who Decides?

Host - Judge Stephen M. Halsey, Wright County District Court

Isabel Gomez, Executive Director, Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission

Judge Lisa N. Borgen, Clay County District Court

State Representative Debra Hilstrom (DFL - Brooklyn Center)

(taped 6-23-08)

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