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Sarah Wheelock, Judge, 2021-

Sarah Wheelock

Judge Sarah Wheelock

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