Joel A. Novak, LL.M. has served as a prosecutor, public defender, government appellate attorney, commissioner on appellate court, and as a chief prosecutor.
Minnesota’s criminal justice system needs reform to ensure impartiality and experience in the bench, with a constitutional amendment and statutory changes to split civil and criminal courts, and a mix of civil and criminal experience on the bench.
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