Sarah Wheelock joined the Court of Appeals on January 10, 2022
Appointed/Elected:
Appointed by Governor Tim Walz on Nov. 12, 2021 and sworn in on Jan. 10, 2022. Current term expires Jan. 2025.
Education:
J.D., University of Iowa
B.A., 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
- Chair, American Indian Parent Action Committee, Prior Lake-Savage Area School District