Sally Tarnowski Obituary – Cause of Death: Longtime Duluth judge dies in accident while on vacation in Florida.
Sally Tarnowski, 63, a longtime district court judge in northeast Minnesota has died. According to State court officials, Judge Tarnowski died on Monday while on vacation in Florida.
There are currently no details concerning the circumstances surrounding the accident.
Tarnowski was a St. Louis County judge based in Duluth. She was appointed to the bench by then-Gov. Tim Pawlenty in 2007. From 2016 to 2020 she served as the chief judge for the Sixth Judicial District, covering four counties in northeast Minnesota.
Tarnowski was a St. Louis County judge based in Duluth. She was appointed to the bench by then-Gov. Tim Pawlenty in 2007. From 2016 to 2020 she served as the chief judge for the Sixth Judicial District, covering four counties in northeast Minnesota.
Her legacy includes work on several specialty courts.
“The people of the northland; especially children, victims of abusive relationships, Native American families, and those suffering from mental illness; have endured a grave loss.”
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