Keala C. Ede
Education and employment
Education:
J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law, 2003
B.A., Occidental College, magna cum laude, 2000
Employment:
Office of the Federal Defender, District of Minnesota, Assistant Federal Defender (2016-2022)
Minnesota Attorney General's Office, Assistant Attorney General, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (2015-2016)
Orange County Office of the Public Defender, Deputy Public Defender (2010-2015)
American Samoa Office of the Public Defender, Assistant Public Defender (2009-2010)
Robins, Kaplan, Miller, & Ciresi, L.L.P., Associate Attorney (2007-2009)
Cades Schutte, L.L.P., Associate Attorney (2005-2006)
Hawai'i Supreme Court, Judicial Law Clerk to Associate Justice Steven H. Levinson (ret.) (2003-2005)
Professional Memberships:
Bar Admissions: Minnesota, Hawai'i, California, and American Samoa
Bar Memberships: Minnesota State Bar Association, Minnesota Native American Bar Association, Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Minnesota Disability Bar Association, Native Hawaiian Bar Association, American Bar Association, National Native American Bar Association, and National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Professional Associations: Minnesota District Judges Association and National Disabled Legal Professionals Association
Professional and Community Activities:
Commissioner, Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission
Member, Court of Appeals Equal Justice Committee (Chair, 2024-2025)
Judicial Member, Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Evidence
Board of Directors Member, Division of Indian Work
Wilder Foundation Meals on Wheels Volunteer Meal Delivery
Additional Information:
2025 Minnesota State Bar Association "Public Lawyer Diversity Award"
2023 Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association “Trailblazer Award”
2021 Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers "Special Achievement Award"
2020 Minnesota Lawyer "Attorney of the Year"
2019 Minnesota Lawyer "Attorney of the Year"
Judicial record
460 opinions where Keala C. Ede sat on the panel, spanning 2023–2026.
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Panel votes per year
How Keala C. Ede's panel-seat count has shifted year by year.
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- Keala C. Ede
Most-frequent co-panelists
Judges who appeared on the same opinions. aligned = same bucket (both majority, both dissent); partial = concurred in result but wrote separately; split = the meaningful disagreement (majority vs dissent).
- Elizabeth G. Bentley 73 shared 73 aligned compare
- Jeanne M. Cochran 66 shared 66 aligned compare
- Kevin G. Ross 66 shared 66 aligned compare
- JaPaul Harris 51 shared 51 aligned compare
- Francis J. Connolly 48 shared 48 aligned compare
- Jennifer L. Frisch 47 shared 47 aligned compare
- Renee Worke 47 shared 47 aligned compare
- Matthew E. Johnson 44 shared 44 aligned compare
- Jon Schmidt 40 shared 40 aligned compare
- Elise L. Larson 38 shared 38 aligned compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Keala C. Ede sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A25-1097 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-24 | Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded | State of Minnesota, Respondent, |
| A25-1946 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-24 | Affirmed | State of Minnesota, Respondent, |
| A26-0021 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-24 | Reversed and remanded | Equity Residential Holdings, LLC v. City of Minneapolis |
| A26-0049 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-24 | Remanded | In Re the Marriage of: |
| A26-0145 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-24 | Reversed | In the Marriage of: |
| A26-0228 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-17 | Affirmed | In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of Matthew Steven Zarbinski. |
| A26-0502 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-17 | Affirmed | In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: S. M. D., B. J. J., R. H., C. … |
| A25-1736 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-17 | Affirmed | State of Minnesota, Respondent, |
| A25-1779 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-17 | Affirmed | State of Minnesota, Respondent, |
| A26-0028 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-10 | Affirmed | Daniel Quinones, Appellant, |
| A26-0060 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-10 | Dismissed | In the Matter of the Application of Michael Schuster and Lonny Witkofsky for a … |
| A25-1405 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-10 | Affirmed | In Re the Custody of BJS: |
| A25-1520 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-10 | Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded | State of Minnesota, Respondent, |
| A25-2111 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-10 | Affirmed | State of Minnesota, Respondent, |
| A25-2143 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-10 | Affirmed | Charles Calvin Lockhart, petitioner, Appellant, |