In 2011,Minnesota GovernorMark Dayton appointed Brasel to the Minnesota State District Court for the Fourth Judicial District in Hennepin County,where she served until becoming a federal judge.[4][5] Judge Brasel is the former Chair of the Board of Directors of the Domestic Abuse Project in Minneapolis.
Federal judicial service
In 2017,Brasel was recommended to the Trump administration as a federal judge by Senator Amy Klobuchar.[6] On February 12,2018,President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Brasel to an undetermined seat on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota as part of a bipartisan package of judicial nominees which included Minneapolis lawyer Eric Tostrud. On February 15,2018,her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Brasel to the seat vacated by Judge Ann D. Montgomery,who assumed senior status on May 31,2016.[7] Brasel was rated as "unanimously well qualified" by the American Bar Association.[8] On April 11,2018,a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[9] On May 10,2018,her nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[10] On August 28,2018,her nomination was confirmed by a voice vote.[11] She received her judicial commission on September 13,2018.[12]
Notable ruling
In October 2020,Brasel upheld a state court ruling,holding that ballots received seven days after the 2020 election must be counted.[13]
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