“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 Leonardo Castro, Hennepin County Public Defender (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)
1 (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)
2 (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)
3 (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. Diana Eagon, Judge, Hennepin County District Court 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 Sue Dosal, Minnesota State Court Administrator (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 Sharon K. Gehrman-Driscoll, Director and Victim Advocate, Minnesotans for Safe Driving 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 Bob Olander, Director, Hennepin County Chemical Health Division (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)
5 (42) Family Law Hon. Diana Eagon, Judge, Hennepin County District Court 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 Hon. Tanya Bransford, Judge, Hennepin County District Court (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 Hon. Edward Lynch, Judge, Dakota County District Court Sue Dosal, Minnesota State Court Administrator (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 Hon. Margaret Daly, Judge, Hennepin County District Court (taped 3-7-02)
(48) Domestic Fatality Review Pilot Project Hon. Kathryn L. Quaintance, Judge, Hennepin County District Court Hon. Margaret Daly, 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)
6 (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 Hon. Herbert Lefler, Judge, Hennepin County Juvenile Court 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. Tanya Bransford, 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 Hon. Lucy Wieland, Assistant Chief Judge, Hennepin County District Court (taped 9-25-02)
(60) Justice for Kids Hon. Denise Reilly, Presiding Judge, Hennepin County Juvenile Court Hon. Herbert Lefler, 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 Hon. Diana Eagon, Judge, Hennepin County District 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 Hon. Herbert Lefler, Judge, Hennepin County Juvenile Court 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 Hon. Lucy Wieland, Assistant Chief Judge, Hennepin County District Court Mark S. Thompson, Judicial District Administrator, Hennepin County District Court Anna Lamb, Administrative Supervisor, Hennepin County District Court (taped 2-10-03)
8 (67) The Future of Trial Courts Hon. J. Thomas Mott, Chief Judge, Ramsey County District Court Hon. Edward Lynch, Judge, Dakota County District Court (taped 2-18-03)
(68) Criminal Justice Challenges in Hennepin County Amy Klobuchar, Hennepin County Attorney (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 Tom Johnson, President, Council on Crime and Justice 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)
9 (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 Hon. Lucy Wieland, Assistant Chief Judge, Hennepin County District Court 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 Hon. Diana Eagon, Judge, Hennepin County District Court 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 Bob Olander, Director, Hennepin County Chemical Health Division (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 Hon. Lucy Wieland, Assistant 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)
11 (92) Adoption Hon. Herbert Lefler, Judge, Hennepin County Juvenile Court 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 Sharon K. Gehrman-Driscoll, Director and Victim Advocate, Minnesotans for Safe Driving (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)
12 (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 Community Corrections (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, 3rd 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)
13 (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 John Stuart, Minnesota State Public Defender Leonardo Castro, Hennepin County Public Defender (taped 6-16-05)
(110) Public Access to Court Records Hon. Paul H. Anderson, Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court Tom Johnson, President, Council on Crime and Justice Mark Anfinson, Media Attorney (taped 6-30-05)
(111) Prosecutors Tom Heffelfinger, U.S. Attorney, District of Minnesota Amy Klobuchar, Hennepin County Attorney (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 Amy Klobuchar, Hennepin County Attorney (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 Leonardo Castro, Hennepin County Public Defender Tom Johnson, President, Council on Crime and Justice (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)
15 (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)
16 (133) Expungement of Criminal Records Hon. Marilyn B. Rosenbaum, Judge, Hennepin County District Court Tom Johnson, President, Council on Crime and Justice (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)
17 (141) Interpreting Minnesota Statutes Senator Don Betzold, Minnesota Senate (DFL-Fridley) Hon. Paul H. Anderson, Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court Michele Timmons, Minnesota Revisor of Statutes (taped 6-6-07)
(142) The Minnesota Supreme Court Hon. Russell A. Anderson, Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court Hon. Paul H. Anderson, Associate 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 Community Corrections (taped 9-11-07)
18 (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 Hennepin County District Court / Fourth Judicial District Judge Joanne M. Smith Ramsey County District Court / Second Judicial District Dennis Miller, Problem Solving Court Coordinator Hennepin County District Court / Fourth Judicial District (taped 4-24-08)
19 (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. John Stuart, Minnesota State Public Defender 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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