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Pamela A. W. King and Carmaine M. Sturino Appointed to fill Third Judicial District Vacancies
Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Today, Governor Mark Dayton announced the appointments Pamela A. W. King and Carmaine M. Sturino as District Court Judges in Minnesota’s Third Judicial District. Ms. King will be replacing the Honorable Robert Birnbaum, and will be chambered at Rochester in Olmsted County. Ms. Sturino will be replacing the Honorable James A. Fabian, and will be chambered at Caledonia in Houston County.
“Throughout their careers, Ms. Pamela King and Ms. Carmaine Sturino have demonstrated deep commitments to public service and to the cause of justice in our communities,” said Governor Dayton. “I am confident they will be excellent judges.”
Pamela A.W. King: Ms. King is an Assistant Public Defender with the Trial Team of the Minnesota State Board of Public Defense, where she represents individuals statewide charged with high profile and complex felonies. Previously, she was an Assistant Public Defender for the Third Judicial District and an associate attorney with Baker Law Offices. Ms. King earned her B.A. from Drake University and her J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law.
Ms. King is a Commissioner on the National Commission on Forensic Science, a Federal Advisory Committee of the United States Department of Justice, and the Board President of the Rochester Women’s Shelter.
Carmaine M. Sturino: Ms. Sturino serves as an Assistant Public Defender in the Third Judicial District, where she represents the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for Public Defense and maintains a caseload consisting primarily of juvenile and adult cases. Previously, Ms. Sturino was a solo practitioner and an Assistant Winona County Attorney. She earned her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse and her J.D. from Drake University Law School.
Ms. Sturino is the Secretary of the Winona County Bar Association, a member of the Juvenile Justice Coalition, and a former adjunct professor at Winona State University, St. Mary’s University, and the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse.
Minnesota’s Third Judicial District consists of Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, and Winona Counties.