Peter Cahill is a judge in Minneapolis. He was appointed to the bench by Tim Pawlenty in 2007, and re-elected several times by voters. Cahill first gained national attention two years ago, when he presided over the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, who made the mistake of trying to restrain George Floyd, who was attacking police officers while on fentanyl and meth.
After the trial, in the fall of last year, Cahill delivered something called the “Justice Jackson Lecture” before a large audience of judges at the National Judicial College. As far as we can tell, no news organizations covered his remarks. But the clip is online. The lecture begins with Cahill playing to the crowd, making jokes about various parts of the Chauvin trial. He covers a variety of banal topics, including the importance of upgrading technology in courtrooms.
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