# Anne McKeig *American lawyer and associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court* Anne K. McKeig, born February 9, 1967, sits as an associate justice of the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]]. The Minnesota Judicial Branch lists her among its active judicial officers.[^1][^2] From 2008 to 2016 she was a family court judge on the Minnesota Fourth District Court in Hennepin County.[^2] Governors of both major parties placed her on the bench. Republican [[governor]] [[Tim Pawlenty]] appointed her to the district court in 2008. DFL Governor [[Mark Dayton]] announced her elevation to the Supreme Court on June 28, 2016.[^2] The Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute at [[Mitchell Hamline School of Law]] reported her swearing-in on September 16, 2016.[^3] ## Early life and education McKeig grew up in Federal Dam, [[Minnesota]], and went to Northland High School in Remer.[^2] She earned a Bachelor of Arts at St. Catherine University in 1989. In 1992 she completed a J.D. at Hamline University School of Law.[^2] Mitchell Hamline's institute identifies her by the class designation '92.[^4] ## Career For more than 15 years McKeig worked as an assistant Hennepin County attorney in the child protection division. Her practice there centered on Native American child welfare cases.[^2] Pawlenty named her to the family court bench of the Fourth District Court in Hennepin County in 2008. From 2013 she was the family court's presiding judge.[^2] Dayton announced her appointment to the Supreme Court on June 28, 2016. She took her seat on August 31, 2016, and her formal investiture followed on September 15, 2016.[^2] The Mitchell Hamline institute posted its account of her swearing-in the next day, September 16, 2016.[^3] The Judicial Branch's directory lists her as an associate justice of the court.[^1] Alongside her judicial office, she teaches at Mitchell Hamline School of Law as an adjunct professor.[^2] On November 13, 2017, the school's Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute published a profile titled *Justice Anne K. McKeig '92*.[^4] The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges carries a page on her within the board-of-directors section of its website.[^5] A website titled as her official Minnesota Supreme Court biography also carries her record.[^6] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - Anne K. McKeig, associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, per the Judicial Branch directory.[^1] - Appointed to the district court in 2008 by Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty, and to the Supreme Court in 2016 by DFL Governor Mark Dayton.[^2] ### What - Associate justice, Minnesota Supreme Court.[^1][^6] - Earlier, a family court judge of the Fourth District Court, Hennepin County, and the family court's presiding judge from 2013.[^2] ### When - 2008: appointed to the Fourth District Court. 2013: became presiding judge of the family court.[^2] - June 28, 2016: Supreme Court appointment announced. August 31, 2016: joined the court. September 15, 2016: formal investiture.[^2] - September 16, 2016: Mitchell Hamline's institute reported her swearing-in.[^3] ### Where - Fourth District Court, Hennepin County (2008–2016).[^2] - Minnesota Supreme Court (2016–present, per the Judicial Branch directory).[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Minnesota Judicial Branch, *Associate Justice Anne K. McKeig* (judicial directory, active judicial officers) — her current office as associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/supreme-court-justices/anne-k.-mckeig [^2]: Wikipedia contributors, *Anne McKeig* (revision 1381401401, retrieved 2026-10-26) — birth date, upbringing, education, county attorney career, 2008 and 2013 district court dates, and 2016 appointment, seating and investiture dates. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_McKeig [^3]: Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute, *Anne McKeig* (2016-09-16) — her swearing-in on the Minnesota Supreme Court. https://mitchellhamline.edu/native-american-law-and-sovereignty/2016/09/16/anne-mckeig-92-sworn-in-on-minnesota-supreme-court/ [^4]: Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute, *Justice Anne K. McKeig '92* (2017-11-13) — profile identifying her by the class designation '92. https://mitchellhamline.edu/native-american-law-and-sovereignty/2017/11/13/justice-anne-k-mckeig-92/ [^5]: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, *Justice Anne McKeig* (n.d.) — a page on her within the council's board-of-directors section. https://www.ncjfcj.org/about/board-of-directors/anne-k-mckeig/ [^6]: *Justice Anne K. McKeig, Minnesota Supreme Court Official Biography* (n.d.) — biography site for her current office. https://www.justicemckeig.org/