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.
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Panel votes per year
How Rachel Bond's panel-seat count has shifted year by year.
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Most-frequent co-panelists
Judges who appeared on the same opinions, ranked by overlap count. Click compare to overlay them on the chart above.
- Kevin G. Ross 12 shared compare
- Francis J. Connolly 7 shared compare
- Elise L. Larson 4 shared compare
- Jennifer L. Frisch 3 shared compare
- Keala C. Ede 1 shared compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Rachel Bond sat on the panel.