Sarah E. Hennesy
Education and employment
Education:
J.D., Drake Law School, Des Moines, IA, 1994
B.A., Central College, Pella, IA, 1991
Employment:
St. Cloud Area Legal Services, Staff Attorney, St. Cloud, MN, 2006-2012
Damiani & Damiani, P.C., Associate Attorney, Alexandria, VA, 2003-2005
Alexandria Public Defender’s Office, Alexandria, VA, 1999-2003
Deputy Public Defender, 2002-2003
Asst. Public Defender, 1999-2002
Kohn & Einstein, Associate Attorney, Washington, D.C., 1998-1999
State Appellate Defender’s Office, Assistant Appellate Defender, Des Moines, IA, 1994-1996
Professional Memberships:
Minnesota District Judges Association
Former co-chair, Stearns County’s Family Violence Council
Stearns/Benton County Bar Association
Professional and Community Activities:
Oak Hill Elementary School Parent Teacher Student Association
Election Protection volunteer
Volunteer teacher - English as a second language
Judged/coached mock trial and moot court teams at middle school, high school, college, and law school levels.
Additional Information:
Admitted to practice law in Minnesota, Virginia, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Washington, D.C., United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and Iowa.
2011 Dawn Carlson Family Advocate Award Recipient
Judicial record
23 opinions where Sarah E. Hennesy sat on the panel, spanning 2025–2026.
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Panel votes per year
How Sarah E. Hennesy's panel-seat count has shifted year by year.
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- Sarah E. Hennesy
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).
- Anne K. McKeig 9 shared 4 aligned 2 partial 3 split compare
- Gordon Moore, III 6 shared 2 aligned 1 partial 3 split compare
- Karl C. Procaccini 5 shared 3 aligned 1 partial 1 split compare
- Paul Thissen 5 shared 3 aligned 1 partial 1 split compare
- Natalie Hudson 3 shared 2 partial 1 split compare
- Theodora Gaïtas 2 shared 2 split compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Sarah E. Hennesy sat on the panel.