Sarah Wheelock, Judge, 2021-

Sarah Wheelock joined the Court of Appeals on January 10, 2022

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed to the Minnesota Court of Appeals Seat 3 (2nd Congressional District) by Governor Tim Walz on Nov. 12, 2021 and sworn in on Jan. 10, 2022. Elected 2024. Current term expires Jan. 2031.

Education:

J.D., with distinction, University of Iowa
B.A., with distinction and honors, University of Iowa 

Past Employment:

Legal counsel, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, Prior Lake
Adjunct Professor, Mitchell Hamline College of Law
Appellate Judge, White Earth Band of Chippewa Court of Appeals 

Personal and Professional Memberships:

• Member, Meskwaki Nation (federally recognized as the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa)
• Member and past Vice President, Minnesota American Indian Bar Association
• Member, National Native American Bar Association
• Member, Federal Bar Association
• Former member, Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection

Community Activities:

• Director, board for the Division of Indian Work
• Assistant Director, Twin Cities Native Lacrosse
• Former chair, American Indian Parent Action Committee, Prior Lake-Savage Area School District

Replaced Carol Hooten in Seat 3 (2nd Congressional District)