Dayton Announces Fourth Appointment to Supreme Court

St Paul, MN  (KROC AM News)  - Governor Mark Dayton has announced his latest appointment to the Minnesota Supreme Court.

Dayton has selected Anne K. McKeig to become the next member of the court, succeeding Associate Justice Christopher J. Dietzen, who will retire at the end of August.

McKeig has served as a District Court Judge in the Fourth Judicial District since her appointment in 2008 by Governor Pawlenty, and is the current Presiding Judge in Family Court. Previously, she worked as an Assistant Hennepin County Attorney in the Child Protection Division for over 16 years, where she specialized in Indian Child Welfare cases.

She is currently an adjunct professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, a trainer for the Minnesota Department of Human Services, past chair and current board member of the Board of the Division of Indian Work, and a member of the Speakers Bureau for the National Child Protection Training Center.

She is also a frequent speaker at many local and national conferences on the issue of Indian Child Welfare, and is a descendant of White Earth Nation.

McKeig earned her B.S. from the College of St. Catherine and her J.D. from Hamline University School of Law.

“Judge Anne McKeig has served the people of Minnesota admirably throughout her distinguished career, including as Presiding Judge of the Family Court in Minnesota’s Fourth Judicial District,” said Governor Dayton. “Judge McKeig has worked honorably to ensure justice for some of Minnesota’s most vulnerable people, with her strong dedication to Indian Child Welfare and her work leading the Fourth District Family Court."

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