Judge Veena Iyer

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed on July 15, 2024, by Governor Tim Walz. Current term expires Jan. 2027.

Education:

J.D., Harvard Law School
B.A., University of Chicago

Past Employment:

• Executive director, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
• Shareholder, Nilan Johnson Lewis
• Equal Justice Works fellow, Legal Aid Chicago
• Law clerk, Honorable Natalie Hudson, Minnesota Court of Appeals
• Law clerk, Honorable Susan Burke, Fourth Judicial District
• Law clerk, Honorable Matthew Kennelly, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Professional and Community Activities:

• Leadership roles, Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association
• Leadership roles, Minnesota Women Lawyers
• Board of Regents, Augsburg University
• Board of Regents, Community Advisory Board, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank