Susan Segal

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Susan Segal
Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals
In office
May 1, 2020 –December 31, 2024
Education University of California, Berkeley (B.A.)
University of Michigan Law School (J.D.)

Susan Segal is an American lawyer from Minnesota who served as chief judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals from 2020 to 2024. She previously served as the city attorney of Minneapolis. [1] Segal reached the mandatory retirement age of 70 in December of 2024, and retired at the end of the month. [2]

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Education

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. [3]

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. [3]

Minnesota Court of Appeals service

On October 9, 2019, Governor Tim Walz announced Segal's appointment as a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. [4] She took office on November 26, 2019, filling the vacancy left by Jill Flaskamp Halbrooks. [3] On April 13, 2020, Walz named Segal as Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals. [5]

Community activities

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. [3]

Personal life

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 Otárola, Miguel (November 9, 2019). "Rising to Court of Appeals, Susan Segal looks back on tenure as Minneapolis city attorney". Star Tribune. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Governor Walz Designates Jennifer Frisch as Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals". MNGov. November 26, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Governor Walz Appoints the Honorable Jeffrey Bryan and Susan Segal to Fill Vacancies on the Minnesota Court of Appeals" (Press release). Office of the Governor. October 9, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Minneapolis city attorney, district judge appointed to fill vacancies on Minnesota Court of Appeals". KSTP. October 8, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Walz names Segal chief judge of Minnesota appeals court". KSTP. April 13, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Jill Flaskamp Halbrooks
Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals
2019–present		Incumbent
Preceded by
Edward J. Cleary
Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals
2020–present
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