Rachel Bond, Judge, 2025-

Appointed/Elected:

Education:

• J.D. cum laude, Boston University School of Law
• Honors B.A., University of Toronto

Past Employment:

• Managing Attorney, Office of the Minnesota Appellate Public Defender
• Assistant State Public Defender, Office of the Minnesota Appellate Public Defender
• Associate, Faegre & Benson, L.L.P.
• Associate, Shearman & Sterling
• Law Clerk, Chief Judge Boyce F. Martin, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Professional Memberships:

• Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA)
• Hennepin County Bar Association
• American Academy of Appellate Lawyers

Past Professional and Community Activities:

• Appointed member, Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure, 2013-2024
• Member, MSBA Appellate Practice Section Governing Council, 2010-2016
• Board member, Great North Innocence Project, 2021-2024
• Volunteer, The Appellate Project, 2021-2024
• Adjunct Professor, Mitchell/Hamline College of Law, 2011-2023
• Volunteer oral argument judge, William McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court Competition, 2020-2024
• Volunteer, Girl Scouts of Minnesota & Wisconsin River Valleys, 2013-2020

Additional Information:

• MSBA Public Law Section, “The William McGee Public Defender Award Of Excellence”, 2024
• Minnesota Law & Politics “Rising Star”, 2005