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Sarah E. Hennesy
Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court · Seat 1
Background: Prior to her appointment, Hennesy was a civil legal aid attorney with Saint Cloud Area Legal Services. Before that, she worked in private practice with Damiani & Damiani, P.C. and as a deputy public defender with the Alexandria Public Defender's Office in Virginia.
At a glance
- Court
- Minnesota Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Seat 1
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Tim Walz (D) (April 22, 2024)
- Appointed by
- Gov. Tim Walz (D)
- Appointment date
- April 22, 2024
- Took office
- May 13, 2024
- Current term ends
- January 5, 2027
- Next election or retention vote
- November 3, 2026 (general election)
- Last election
- August 11, 2026
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Not listed
- Education
- Bachelor's: Central College, 1991
- Law: Drake Law School, 1994
- Prior offices
- Minnesota 7th District Court (Year left office: 2024)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Nonpartisan electionVoters elect the justices; no party label appears on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on Sarah E. Hennesy’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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