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
230 opinions where Rachel Bond sat on the panel, spanning 2025–2026.
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Panel votes per year
How Rachel Bond's panel-seat count has shifted year by year.
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- Rachel Bond
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).
- JaPaul Harris 38 shared 38 aligned compare
- Matthew E. Johnson 33 shared 33 aligned compare
- Elise L. Larson 31 shared 31 aligned compare
- Keala C. Ede 31 shared 31 aligned compare
- Francis J. Connolly 29 shared 29 aligned compare
- Kevin G. Ross 28 shared 28 aligned compare
- Michelle A. Larkin 26 shared 26 aligned compare
- Louise D. Bjorkman 19 shared 19 aligned compare
- Denise D. Reilly 9 shared 9 aligned compare
- Jennifer L. Frisch 9 shared 9 aligned compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Rachel Bond sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A25-2188 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-24 | Affirmed | In the Matter of: |
| A26-0208 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-24 | Affirmed | In re the Irrevocable Special Needs Trust of Touger Lor. |
| A26-0335 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-24 | Affirmed | In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child(ren) of: T. L. S., Parent. |
| A24-0903 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-24 | Affirmed | State of Minnesota, Respondent, |
| A25-1853 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-24 | Affirmed | State of Minnesota, Respondent, |
| A25-1857 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-24 | Affirmed | State of Minnesota, Respondent, |
| A25-2187 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-24 | Reversed and remanded | In re the Custody of the Child of: |
| A26-0101 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-24 | Affirmed | Devin Matthew Weiland, petitioner, Appellant, |
| A26-0114 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-24 | Affirmed | In the Matter of: |
| A25-0350 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-17 | Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded | A25-2054 |
| A25-1774 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-17 | Affirmed | State of Minnesota, Respondent, |
| A25-1654 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-10 | Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded | In re the Custody of the Children of: |
| A25-1663 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-10 | Affirmed | Omar Auquil Muhammad, petitioner, Appellant, |
| A25-1708 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-10 | Affirmed | State of Minnesota, Respondent, |
| A26-0014 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-10 | Affirmed | Preservation Project One LLC, et al., Respondents, |