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WCCO | June 28, 2016
Gov. Mark Dayton announced Tuesday his appointment to the Minnesota Supreme Court. Anne McKeig will replace Associate Justice Christopher Dietzen, who retires at the end of August.
With this appointment, the Minnesota Supreme Court now has a majority of women, as well as a majority that are Dayton appointees. McKeig, the new justice, is also the first American Indian to sit on the Minnesota Supreme Court.
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Star Tribune | June 28, 2016
Gov. Mark Dayton has selected Fourth Judicial District Judge Anne McKeig as the next Supreme Court justice, giving the state’s highest court its first American Indian jurist, as well as the first female majority since 1991.
McKeig, 49, a descendant of White Earth Nation, has specialized in child protection and Indian welfare issues. She was first appointed to the bench in 2008 by GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty. She will replace retiring Justice Christopher Dietzen, also a Pawlenty appointee.
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Grand Forks Herald | June 28, 2016
The Minnesota Supreme Court is set to welcome its first American Indian member, who will give the court its second female majority.
Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday announced his appointment of Anne K. McKeig, who has been a Hennepin County district court judge as well as presiding family court judge.
A White Earth Nation descendant, McKeig was raised in Federal Dam, a small community southeast of Bemidji. White Earth is in northwestern Minnesota.
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Pioneer Press | June 28, 2016
A Hennepin County judge first appointed to the bench by Gov. Tim Pawlenty will be the newest member of the Minnesota Supreme Court, Gov. Mark Dayton announced Tuesday.
Judge Anne K. McKeig speaks at a news conference in St. Paul on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 where Gov. Mark Dayton, right, announce her as his appointment to the Minnesota Supreme Court, filling a vacancy created by the retirement of Associate Justice Christopher J. Dietzen.
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