Judge Sarah I. Wheelock

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed by Governor Tim Walz on Jan. 10, 2022. Elected in 2024. Current term expires Jan. 2031.

Education:

J.D., with distinction, University of Iowa
B.A., with distinction and honors, University of Iowa 
 

Past Employment:

Legal counsel, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, Prior Lake
Adjunct Professor, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Appellate Judge, White Earth Band of Chippewa Court of Appeals
 

Personal and Professional Memberships:

• Member, Meskwaki Nation (federally recognized as the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa)
• Member and past Vice President, Minnesota American Indian Bar Association
• Member, National Native American Bar Association
• Member, Federal Bar Association
• Former member, Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection

Community Activities:

• Director, board for the Division of Indian Work
• Assistant Director, Twin Cities Native Lacrosse
• Former chair, American Indian Parent Action Committee, Prior Lake-Savage Area School District