Susan Segal

Susan Segal is an American lawyer from Minnesota and Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. She previously served as the city attorney of Minneapolis.

Education
Segal earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley and her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School.

Legal career
Segal established her own law firm, Susan Segal PLLC, focused on employment law. She was also a partner at Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A. and then a Senior Attorney at the Hennepin County Attorney's Office. She was named Minneapolis City Attorney by Mayor R.T. Rybak in early 2008. In that role, she was responsible for the legal work of the city, including all litigation involving the city and its boards and commissions, and managing an office of 110 employees.

Minnesota Court of Appeals service
On October 9, 2019, Governor Tim Walz announced the appointment of Segal to be a Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. She assumed office on November 26, 2019, she filled the vacancy left by Jill Flaskamp Halbrooks. On April 13, 2020, Governor Walz named Segal as Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals.

Community activities
Segal's community involvement includes service as the chair of the board of trustees of the Women's Foundation of Minnesota and board member of Minnesota Film and TV; she was previously the chair of board of the Mental Health Association of Minnesota.

Personal life
Segal is the daughter of Gloria Segal, who served in the Minnesota legislature. Like her mother, Susan is Jewish.