Norton Rose Fulbright praises Blackwell’s judicial nomination

On June 15, President Joe Biden announced seven new federal judicial nominees, including Jerry W. Blackwell as candidate for the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. In April, global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright added 11 litigators, including four partners, to its Minneapolis office from Blackwell Burke P.A., the boutique trial law firm founded by the new judicial candidate.

The firm's Minneapolis lawyers who trained under celebrated trial advocate and soon-to-be Judge Jerry Blackwell include Jerry Alcazar, S. Jamal Faleel, Benjamin W. Hulse and Mary S. Young, of counsel Corey L. Gordon, senior counsel Emily Ambrose, Andy Crowder and Charmaine K. Harris, senior associate Ted Hartman and associates Peter Estall, Gene Hummel and Amarachi Ihejirika.

Hulse, speaking on behalf of his Blackwell Burke alumni at Norton Rose Fulbright, said:

"We are thrilled that the President has nominated our mentor and friend Jerry W. Blackwell to be a federal district judge. Jerry matches an exceptional ability to understand all sides of a dispute with a brilliant mind, wisdom and a deep commitment to justice for all.  We are honored to have been his colleagues and have learned so much from his teaching and his example."

Young and Gordon served pro bono, with Blackwell, as members of the prosecution team that secured the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.