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U.S. Department of Justice Files Judicial Misconduct Complaint Against Six Minnesota Judges

By Alex Carmenaty Oct 1, 2026 | 2:09 PM

Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM)- The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a judicial misconduct complaint to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, accusing six out of seven Minnesota federal district judges of unethical conduct.

The complaint is from interviews Judges Patrick Schiltz and others did with the New York Times earlier this month. Schlitz was the chief justice for the District of Minnesota last winter.

U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche.

Blanche also explained what Schiltz had said to the New York Times.

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