Gov. Mark Dayton is asking the state Senate to reject the reappointment of a tax court judge.

Dayton wants the Senate to deny Judge George Perez another term on Minnesota’s Tax Court. The state board that polices judges on May 10 found Perez was delaying cases and falsifying records to hide his misdeeds; it recommended censure and suspension without pay for nine months.

“I believe that Judge Perez’s reported misconduct violates the integrity of our state’s judicial system, and that his continued service is not in the best interest of Minnesota citizens,” Dayton wrote in a letter to the Senate on Sunday, May 19.

Perez was appointed to the tax court in 1997 by Gov. Arne Carlson, and he has been reappointed to six-year terms by the three governors since then.

He was named the court’s chief judge in 2001 and held that title until January.

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