Judge Currently Seated

Sarah I. Wheelock

Minnesota Court of Appeals · Appointed January 10, 2022

Portrait of Sarah I. Wheelock
Education and employment

Education:
J.D., with distinction, University of Iowa
B.A., with distinction and honors, University of Iowa

Past Employment:
Legal counsel, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, Prior Lake
Adjunct Professor, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Appellate Judge, White Earth Band of Chippewa Court of Appeals

Personal and Professional Memberships:
Member, Meskwaki Nation (federally recognized as the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa)
Member and past Vice President, Minnesota American Indian Bar Association
Member, National Native American Bar Association
Member, Federal Bar Association
Former member, Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection
Community Activities:
Director, board for the Division of Indian Work
Assistant Director, Twin Cities Native Lacrosse
Former chair, American Indian Parent Action Committee, Prior Lake-Savage Area School District

Judicial record

93 opinions where Sarah I. Wheelock sat on the panel, spanning 2023–2026.

42 Majority authored
51 Joined majority

By court

  • Minn. Ct. App. 93

By disposition

  • Affirmed 56
  • Reversed 16
  • Mixed 11
  • Other 10

Panel votes per year

How Sarah I. Wheelock's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Keala C. Ede for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 15 30 45 60 75 2023 2024 2025 2026 2023: 13 votes — Sarah I. Wheelock 2024: 52 votes — Sarah I. Wheelock 2025: 17 votes — Sarah I. Wheelock 2026: 11 votes — Sarah I. Wheelock 2023: 7 votes — Keala C. Ede 2024: 45 votes — Keala C. Ede 2025: 22 votes — Keala C. Ede 2026: 16 votes — Keala C. Ede
  • Sarah I. Wheelock
  • Keala C. Ede

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 Sarah I. Wheelock sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
a251079 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-16 Affirmed In the Matter of the Licensing Order Issued to North Sierra Construction, LLC, …
a251170 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-16 Affirmed The Bank of New York Mellon fka The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the certif…
a250179 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-16 Affirmed Samuel David Berg v. State of Minnesota
A25-1058 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-09 Reversed and remanded Wilmington Trust, National Association, Gregg Williams v. 700 HENNEPIN HOLDINGS…
A230613R Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-02 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. John Tyrus Anderson
A25-0527 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-02-02 Reversed State of Minnesota v. Todd Jeremy Thompson
a241794 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-01-26 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Irineo Ricardo-Cosme
a250537 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-01-12 Affirmed Shields Law Group, LLC, Spencer Shields v. Gustafson Gluek PLLC, Watts ...
a250387 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-01-12 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. James Allan Denker
a251228 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-01-12 Affirmed Ashaunti Quantay Prowell v. State of Minnesota
a250692 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-01-05 Reversed and remanded State of Minnesota v. Richard Harold Stone
a250615 Minn. Ct. App. 2025-12-29 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Zachary Jaymz Edberg-Anderson
a242043 Minn. Ct. App. 2025-12-29 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Kent Randall Meyer
a250382 Minn. Ct. App. 2025-12-01 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Tommy Eastman
a250002 Minn. Ct. App. 2025-12-01 Affirmed Cole Marie Carlson v. Cory Ross Holte