BP: Yon to succeed Benshoof as chief judge of Ninth District

BEMIDJI-Judge Tamara Yon recently was elected to serve as chief judge of Minnesota's Ninth Judicial District by her fellow judges in the district. She is currently serving her second, consecutive term as assistant chief judge for the district. Her first term as chief judge will begin July 1 when current Ninth Judicial District Chief Judge Paul Benshoof completes his second term.

"I am grateful for the support from my fellow judges. The judges and staff in the Ninth Judicial District provide exemplary services, and I look forward to supporting their work in this new role," Yon said in a release. "Chief Judge Benshoof has given us diligent and measured leadership in the Ninth Judicial District over the last four years and we thank him for his service."

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