The Minnesota Lawyer’s MinnLawyer blog covers and links to Chief Judge Eric Magnuson’s “disappointed” reaction to proposed cuts to Minnesota’s judiciary. The proposed cuts and their likely impact are severe. The Governor and Chief Judge overlapped at the now-defunct Rider Bennett law firm and Judge Magnuson owes his current job to Governor Pawlenty. But shared experience and mutual respect plainly do not amount to agreement on the Governor’s proposed cuts to the already struggling Minnesota Judicial Branch.