| Susan Segal | |
| Office: | Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals |
| Term Start: | May 1, 2020 |
| Appointer: | Tim Walz |
| Predecessor: | Edward J. Cleary |
| Office1: | Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals |
| Term Start1: | November 26, 2019 |
| Appointer1: | Tim Walz |
| Predecessor1: | Jill Flaskamp Halbrooks |
| Office2: | City Attorney of Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Appointer2: | R. T. Rybak |
| Term Start2: | 2008 |
| Term End2: | 2020 |
| Birth Place: | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Mother: | Gloria Segal |
| Education: | University of California, Berkeley (B.A.) University of Michigan Law School (J.D.) |
Susan Segal is an American lawyer from Minnesota serving as chief judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. She previously served as the city attorney of Minneapolis.[1]
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.[2]
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. In 2008, Mayor R. T. Rybak named her Minneapolis City Attorney. In that role, she was responsible for the city's legal work, including all litigation involving the city and its boards and commissions, and managed an office of 110 employees.
On October 9, 2019, Governor Tim Walz announced Segal's appointment as a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals.[3] She took office on November 26, 2019, filling the vacancy left by Jill Flaskamp Halbrooks. On April 13, 2020, Walz named Segal as Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals.[4]
Segal's community involvement includes service as 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 the Mental Health Association of Minnesota board.
Segal is the daughter of Gloria Segal, who served in the Minnesota legislature. Like her mother, Susan is Jewish.