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
215 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
- Keala C. Ede 31 shared 31 aligned compare
- Francis J. Connolly 29 shared 29 aligned compare
- Elise L. Larson 28 shared 28 aligned compare
- Kevin G. Ross 28 shared 28 aligned compare
- Michelle A. Larkin 26 shared 26 aligned compare
- Matthew E. Johnson 22 shared 22 aligned compare
- Louise D. Bjorkman 19 shared 19 aligned compare
- Denise D. Reilly 9 shared 9 aligned compare
- Jennifer L. Frisch 8 shared 8 aligned compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Rachel Bond sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A25-1942 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-03 | Affirmed | Brian Richard Domeier, Appellant, |
| A25-2197 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-03 | Affirmed | Crocket Properties LP, Respondent, |
| A26-0045 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-03 | Affirmed | In the Matter of the Welfare of: T. L. L., Child. |
| A25-1786 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-27 | Affirmed | A25-1854 A25-1856 |
| A25-1796 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-27 | Affirmed | In the Matter of the Application of Andrew Wheeler for a Conditional Use Permit. |
| A25-2002 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-20 | Affirmed | In re the Marriage of: |
| A25-1483 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-20 | Affirmed | In the Matter of the Application of DOB Properties, LLC, for a Conditional Use … |
| A25-1795 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-20 | Affirmed | Erik Schmid, Relator, |
| A25-1570 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-13 | Affirmed | Dwight Higgins, Respondent, |
| A25-1690 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-13 | Affirmed | Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Respondent, |
| A26-0093 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-13 | Affirmed | Richard Preston Blackwell, Appellant, |
| A25-1137 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-13 | Affirmed | State of Minnesota, Respondent, |
| A25-2061 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-13 | Affirmed | Shakitha Jones, Relator, |
| A25-1725 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-13 | Affirmed | In re: Ratzlaff Family Trust. |
| A25-1217 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-06 | Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded | State of Minnesota v. Chad Alan Blood Milhausen, Jr. |