OJIBWE DESENDANT ANNE K. MCKEIG BECOMES FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN JUSTICE ON MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT
Raised in Federal Dam, Minnesota (MN), McKeig, descended from the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, attended Northland High School in Remer, MN, before receiving a Bachelor of Arts from St. Catherine University (1989) & a Juris Doctor degree from Hamline University School of Law (1992). From 1992-2008, Anne served as Hennepin County assistant attorney for the child protection division, specializing in Native American child welfare cases. In 2008, Governor Tim Pawlenty appointed her to be a family court judge of the State’s Fourth District Court in Hennepin County. She served as the court’s presiding judge from 2013-16. On June 28, 2016, Governor Mark Dayton announced his appointment of McKeig to MN’s Supreme Court—its 1st Native American justice as well as the 1st female Native American appointed to any state supreme court. In 2018, she was elected for a 6-year term. McKeig also serves as an adjunct professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law and is a member of the American Indian Bar Association.
Sources: Ricardo Lopez, "Minnesota swears in its first American Indian Supreme Court justice," Star Tribune, 9/16/2016. Retrieved 3/13/2022, Minnesota swears in its first American Indian Supreme Court justice - StarTribune.com. “Associate Justice Anne K. McKeig,” Minnesota Judicial Branch – Bio. Retrieved 3/13/2022, Minnesota Judicial Branch - Bio (mncourts.gov) Wikipedia Photo: Office of Governor Mark Dayton & Lt. Governor Tina Smith, 6/28/2016. Permissive Use.
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