Keala C. Ede at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Minnesota · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Biography
Professional career
- Nonpartisan judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, appointed in 2023 and elected in 2024, serving until January 2031
- Assistant Federal Defender, District of Minnesota, 2016-2022
- Assistant Attorney General, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, 2015-2016
- Deputy Public Defender, Orange County Office of the Public Defender, 2010-2015
- Judicial Law Clerk, Hawai’i Supreme Court, Justice Steven H. Levinson (2003–2005)
- Position: Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals, District 8
Education
- University of California, Berkeley School of Law — J.D. (2003)
- Occidental College — B.A. (2000)
Additional information
- Official bio: Minnesota Judicial Branch – Judge Keala C. Ede Minnesota Judicial Branch
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Remote Hearing Information
Minnesota Court of Appeals
Only the source-described proceeding, permission process and exceptions. Remote-hearing instructions apply only when remote participation has been authorized. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26