Judge Colette Routel

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed September 13, 2021, by Governor Tim Walz. Elected November 8, 2022. Current term expires December 31, 2028.

University of Michigan Law School, JD, 2001, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Michigan Law Review

Ithaca College, BM, 1998, magna cum laude

Professor of Law (Tenured) and Co-Director of Indian Law Program/Native American Law & Sovereignty Institute (June 2009 - Aug. 2021)

Courses: Property, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Federal Indian Law, Administrative Law, Natural Resources Law, Indian Law Impact Litigation Clinic

Of Counsel, Hogen Adams, Professional Limited Liability Company (Nov. 2013 - Aug. 2021)

Appellate Judge, White Earth Band of Ojibwe (Nov. 2014 - Aug. 2021)

Visiting Professor, University of Michigan Law School (Aug. 2008 - May 2009)

Visiting Professor, Wayne State Law School (Aug. 2007 - May 2008)

Of Counsel, The Jacobson Law Group (Jan. 2007 - Aug. 2013)

Associate, Faegre & Benson (Aug. 2001 – Jan. 2007)

Special Member, Minnesota American Indian Bar Association

Member, Minnesota Lavender Bar Association