{"id":11215,"date":"2016-06-28T16:20:57","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T21:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/?p=11215"},"modified":"2016-06-30T15:37:33","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T20:37:33","slug":"mitchell-hamline-alum-appointed-to-minnesota-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2016\/06\/28\/mitchell-hamline-alum-appointed-to-minnesota-supreme-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitchell Hamline alum appointed to Minnesota Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gov. Mark Dayton has appointed a Mitchell Hamline alum to the state\u2019s highest court. Judge Anne McKeig \u201992<\/strong>, a descendant of White Earth Nation, will be the first American Indian on the Minnesota Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

McKeig earned her J.D. in 1992 from Hamline University School of Law, one of Mitchell Hamline\u2019s predecessor schools. She has taught as an adjunct professor at both Hamline Law and at William Mitchell College of Law, the other Mitchell Hamline predecessor.\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

She was appointed in 2008 as a district court judge in the Fourth Judicial District by Gov. Tim Pawlenty, and she currently serves as Presiding Judge in Family Court. McKeig worked from 1992-2008 as Assistant Hennepin County Attorney, specializing in Indian child welfare cases.<\/p>\n

\u201cJudge McKeig will be a tremendous addition to the Minnesota Supreme Court,\u201d Dayton said in announcing her appointment Tuesday, June 28. \u201cI trust that her commitment to justice, and her concern for the well-being of all Minnesotans will bring a unique and valuable perspective to the court.\u201d<\/p>\n

McKeig said she was \u201chumbled by the opportunity to continue working to deliver justice for all Minnesotans in this important role.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Pioneer Press reports<\/a> McKeig\u2019s appointment furthers an effort by Dayton to diversify the bench, giving the high court its first female majority in decades. Minnesota made national news in 1991 when then-Gov. Rudy Perpich created a female majority on the state supreme court–including two Mitchell Hamline grads, Rosalie Wahl \u201967 <\/strong>and Esther Tomljanovich \u201955<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Mitchell Hamline law professor Ted Sampsell-Jones <\/strong>told the Star Tribune<\/a> the pick shows Dayton values diversity and judicial experience.<\/p>\n

As an adjunct professor, McKeig developed a course on prosecuting child abuse cases with a\u00a0Hennepin County Attorney.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a wonderful, innovative, and hands-on course,\u201d said Kate Kruse<\/strong>, Mitchell Hamline\u2019s associate dean for academic affairs. \u201cIt takes students step-by-step through the process of prosecuting a child abuse case and gives students the kind of practical experience Mitchell Hamline values.\u201d<\/p>\n

McKeig will take office after Justice Christopher Dietzen leaves the bench on August 31. Dietzen is retiring after eight years on the court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gov. Mark Dayton has appointed a Mitchell Hamline alum to the state\u2019s highest court. Judge Anne McKeig \u201992, a descendant of White Earth Nation, will be the first American Indian on the Minnesota Supreme Court. McKeig earned her J.D. in 1992 from Hamline University School of Law, one of Mitchell Hamline\u2019s predecessor schools. She has … <\/p>\n

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