The best way that Chief Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea could pursue to build public confidence in the courts was to allow citizens to watch the judges at work. She worked hard and secured computer and camera coverage of all Supreme Court hearings and gave trial judges to latitude to allow cameras in their court rooms in most cases not involving sensitive cases such as minors and violent crimes.
SUPREME COURT: On August 23, 2017, Chief Justice Gildea persuaded the rest of the Supreme Court to authorize livestreaming video of oral arguments before Minnesota's highest court. See here.
The first live stream-cast was on August 28, 2017 with the oral argument between Governor Mark Dayton and the Legislature over the Governor's veto of the Legislature's two-year operating budget.
CAMERAS IN TRIAL COURTS: Recording devices are allowed in Minnesota District Courts under the conditions prescribed in Rule 4 of the General Rules of Practice. See here.
Different rules apply to several categories of cases: general rules that apply to all cases; rules for probate cases; rules for criminal trials before a guilty verdict has been reached or a guilty plea has been accepted; rules for criminal trials after a guilty verdict has been reached or a guilty plea has been accepted; and rules for civil cases.
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