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church could become 4-story senior housing plus church St. Paul Mayor-elect unveils webpage for community hiring panels Routine stop finds driver with scared runaway girl, 2nd found later, police say St. Paul lawyer is state’s first judge of Hmong … Read Full Article
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Hmong: Lawyer of Hmong Descent Gets Appointed as New Judge in Minnesota
On 30 November 2017 Governor Mark Dayton made a historic appointment to the Minnesota Courts by appointing the state’s first judge of Hmong descent, attorney Sophia Vuelo. Raised in Wisconsin, Ms Vuelo handles cases of juvenile protection, family and … Read Full Article
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St. Paul lawyer is state’s first judge of Hmong descent
A St. Paul woman has become the state’s first judge of Hmong descent. Gov. Mark Dayton named attorney Sophia Vuelo to the Ramsey County District Court bench on Thursday, Minnesota Public Radio reported. The position was open because the previous judge … Read Full Article
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Lawyer of Hmong descent blazes trail as new Minnesota judge
Gov. Mark Dayton made another history-making appointment to the Minnesota courts Thursday, appointing a woman who will become the state’s first judge of Hmong descent and only the second in the country with that history. The DFL governor named attorney … Read Full Article
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Nation’s second Hmong-American judge is elected in Milwaukee County
Nation’s second Hmong-American judge is elected in Milwaukee County Kashoua “Kristy” Yang defeated Fox Point lawyer Scott Wales, becoming only second Hmong-American jurist in country Check out this story on jsonline.com: https://jsonl.in/2nVlwaK Read Full Article
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Two Asian Americans Pushing to Break the Bamboo Ceiling
Tags: American, Asian, Asian Americans, bamboo, Hmong American, judge, lawyer, Wisconsin, woman, Yang36-year-old Kashoua “Kristy” Yang is in contention to be the first Hmong American woman to be elected judge in the United States. She’s running in Wisconsin against Scott Wales, 55, a lawyer and part time judge who has the backing of many in the … Read Full Article
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Leominster man charged with rape of Brockton student, held on $25K bail
His arraignment was moved from the fourth floor to a smaller courtroom on the third floor after court staff were abruptly notified that Mr. Thao needed a Hmong interpreter. The arraignment took more than 40 minutes, as the judge and lawyer spoke with the … Read Full Article
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Wausau Hmong Community ‘moving forward’ after Yang sentencing
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) – Just one day after sentencing, Dylan Yang’s lawyer is ready to head back to court. The Marathon County District Attorney’s Office is not surprised. DA Ken Heimerman said that this has always been lawyer Harry Hertel’s plan. Leaders in … Read Full Article
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A Hmong community leader talks about moving forward.
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) – Just one day after sentencing, Dylan Yang’s lawyer is ready to head back to court. The Marathon County District Attorney’s Office is not surprised. DA Ken Heimerman said that this has always been lawyer Harry Hertel’s plan. Leaders in … Read Full Article
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Defense for accused jail shooter might be diminished mental capacity
The lawyer for a Hmong refugee who is accused of seriously wounding two unarmed correctional officers last month in a shooting inside the downtown Fresno jail lobby said Wednesday he has hired two experts who will evaluate Thong Vang’s mental health and … Read Full Article
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Laid-back in Luang Prabang
Our guide Yae, a lawyer and gentleman farmer at his Hmong home fields when he takes a break from being a genial xenagogue, informed us that tourism is the next best income generator in Laos after agriculture, this last heavily dependent on the cultivation … Read Full Article
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Former Lawyer of Teen Convicted of Homicide Under Investigation
Jay Kronenwetter — the former attorney of Dylan Yang, a Hmong-American teenager convicted of first-degree reckless homicide — is being investigated by the state of Wisconsin’s Office of Lawyer Regulation and faces possible suspension of his license … Read Full Article