Judge Currently Seated

Rachel Bond

Minnesota Court of Appeals · Appointed January 3, 2025

Portrait of Rachel Bond
Education and employment

Education:
J.D. cum laude, Boston University School of Law
Honors B.A., University of Toronto
Past Employment:
Managing Attorney, Office of the Minnesota Appellate Public Defender
Assistant State Public Defender, Office of the Minnesota Appellate Public Defender
Associate, Faegre & Benson, L.L.P.
Associate, Shearman & Sterling
Law Clerk, Chief Judge Boyce F. Martin, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Professional Memberships:
Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA)
Hennepin County Bar Association
American Academy of Appellate Lawyers
Past Professional and Community Activities:
Appointed member, Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure, 2013-2024
Member, MSBA Appellate Practice Section Governing Council, 2010-2016
Board member, Great North Innocence Project, 2021-2024
Volunteer, The Appellate Project, 2021-2024
Adjunct Professor, Mitchell/Hamline College of Law, 2011-2023
Volunteer oral argument judge, William McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court Competition, 2020-2024
Volunteer, Girl Scouts of Minnesota & Wisconsin River Valleys, 2013-2020
Additional Information:
MSBA Public Law Section, “The William McGee Public Defender Award Of Excellence”, 2024
Minnesota Law & Politics “Rising Star”, 2005

Judicial record

24 opinions where Rachel Bond sat on the panel, spanning 2025–2026.

9 Majority authored
15 Joined majority

By court

  • Minn. Ct. App. 24

By disposition

  • Affirmed 20
  • Mixed 2
  • Reversed 1
  • Other 1

Panel votes per year

How Rachel Bond's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Add ?vs=<another-judge-slug> to the URL to overlay a second judge, or click compare next to any co-panelist below.

0 4 8 12 16 20 2025 2026 2025: 14 votes — Rachel Bond 2026: 10 votes — Rachel Bond
  • Rachel Bond

Most-frequent co-panelists

Judges who appeared on the same opinions, ranked by overlap count. Click compare to overlay them on the chart above.

Recent opinions

15 most recent opinions where Rachel Bond sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
a250103 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-09 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Daniel Martez Walker
a250546 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-09 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Dalvin Jarrell Crockett
a250438 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-02 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. William Louis Miller
a250665 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-02-23 Affirmed In re The Gus A. Chafoulias Revocable Trust, dated April 28, 2005, as amended
a250967 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-02-23 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of: S.D.B., Child
a241376 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-02-09 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Justice King Whitelaw
A25-0258 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-02-02 Affirmed In the Marriage of: Sarah Nicole Smith v. Jonathan George Smith
a250259 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-01-26 Affirmed In the Matter of the Denial of the Application of Kathleen Smith for MSRS Gener…
a251188 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-01-20 Affirmed Cole Robert Hooker v. David Sean Kennedy
a241955 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-01-05 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Michael Patrick Daly
a250559 Minn. Ct. App. 2025-12-01 Affirmed Reyzl Grace MoChridhe v. Academy of Holy Angels, Archdiocese of St. Paul and Mi…
a250610 Minn. Ct. App. 2025-11-24 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Scott Mathew Schillak
a250656 Minn. Ct. App. 2025-11-24 Affirmed Robert E. Villanueva v. Circle K Stores Inc.
a241727 Minn. Ct. App. 2025-11-24 Affirmed Karla Lynn Mitchell v. Warren Mark Linn Black
a241928 Minn. Ct. App. 2025-11-17 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Andrew Joseph Casserly