Judge Keala C. Ede

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

Judge Keala C. Ede

Appointed:

Appointed to the Court of Appeals by Governor Tim Walz on September 11, 2023.

Appointed to the District Court March 8, 2022 by Governor Tim Walz. 
 

Education:

J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law, 2003
B.A., Occidental College, magna cum laude, 2000
 

Employment:

  • Office of the Federal Defender, District of Minnesota, Assistant Federal Defender (2016-2022)
  • Minnesota Attorney General's Office, Assistant Attorney General (2015-2016)
  • Orange County Office of the Public Defender, Deputy Public Defender (2010-2015)
  • American Samoa Office of the Public Defender, Assistant Public Defender (2009-2010)
  • Robins, Kaplan, Miller, & Ciresi, L.L.P., Associate Attorney (2007-2009)
  • Cades Schutte, L.L.P., Associate Attorney (2005-2006)
  • Hawai'i Supreme Court, Judicial Law Clerk to Associate Justice Steven H. Levinson (ret.) (2003-2005)

Professional Memberships:

  • Bar Admissions: Minnesota, Hawai'i, California, and American Samoa
  • Bar Memberships: Minnesota American Indian Bar Association, Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Native Hawaiian Bar Association, and Federal Bar Association

Professional and Community Activities:

  • Past co-chair and member, Minnesota American Indian Bar Association Scholarship Committee
  • Volunteer, Federal District Court "Open Doors" program (justice system and mock trial presentations to Minnesota high school students)
  • Co-manager, Federal Defender law clerk program
  • Federal Defender representative, Federal Practice Committee
  • Volunteer coach, community youth sports

Additional Information:

  • 2021 Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Special Achievement Award
  • 2020 Minnesota Lawyer "Attorney of the Year"
  • 2019 Minnesota Lawyer "Attorney of the Year"