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# Keala C. Ede

Minnesota Court of Appeals · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Minnesota Court of Appeals
- State: Minnesota
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Keala C. Ede — Minnesota Court of Appeals

## 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

## Sources

- [mncourts.gov](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/court-of-appeals-judges/keala-c.-ede)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Remote Hearing Information](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-0024a6e5dfa218fb85532a6a) — 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](https://mncourts.gov/remote-hearings). Collected 2026-07-26.