Susan Segal

Susan Segal is an American lawyer from Minnesota serving as chief judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. She previously served as the city attorney of Minneapolis.^[1]

Segal earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley, and her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School.^[2]

Segal established her own law firm, Susan Segal PLLC, focused on employment law. She was also a partner at Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A., and then a senior attorney at the Hennepin County Attorney's Office. In 2008, Mayor R. T. Rybak named her Minneapolis City Attorney.^[1] In that role, she was responsible for the city's legal work, including all litigation involving the city and its boards and commissions, and managed an office of 110 employees.^[2]

On October 9, 2019, Governor Tim Walz announced Segal's appointment as a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals.^[3] She took office on November 26, 2019, filling the vacancy left by Jill Flaskamp Halbrooks.^[2] On April 13, 2020, Walz named Segal as Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals.^[4]

Segal's community involvement includes service as chair of the board of trustees of the Women's Foundation of Minnesota and board member of Minnesota Film and TV; she was previously the chair of the Mental Health Association of Minnesota board.^[2]

Segal is the daughter of Gloria Segal, who served in the Minnesota legislature. Like her mother, Susan is Jewish.^[1]

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