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Judge Sarah I. Wheelock

Minnesota Judicial Center
Court of Appeals
(651) 297-7650

Judge Sarah I. Wheelock

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed by Governor Tim Walz on Jan. 10, 2022. Current term expires Jan. 2025.


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