Judge Korey Wahwassuck

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed June 28, 2013, by Governor Mark Dayton. Elected in 2014 and 2020. Current term expires Jan. 2027.

Education:

J.D., University of Missouri School of Law

Bachelors of Journalism, University of Missouri

Employment:

Associate Judge, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Tribal Court

Tribal attorney, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe

Solo practitioner, Missouri and Kansas

Professional Activities:

Former adjunct instructor, Leech Lake Tribal College

Helped found and preside over the Leech Lake-Cass County-Itasca County Wellness Courts, the first joint tribal-state jurisdiction courts in the nation.