Gail Chang Bohr

Gail Chang Bohr (born 1944) is a retired judge from Minnesota. Bohr was elected Second Judicial District judge for Ramsey County, Minnesota in 2008. Bohr served from January 5, 2009 to March 31, 2014, and then served as a senior judge until June 30, 2015. Chang Bohr was executive director of the Children’s Law Center of Minnesota from 1995 to 2008.

Early life On March 25, 1944, Bohr was born in Kingston, Jamaica. Bohr's parents are Chinese immigrants in Jamaica. Bohr's parents opened and operated the first supermarket in Jamaica. Bohr is the 9th of 15 children.

Education In 1962, Bohr attended Wellesley College on a full scholarship in the United States. In 1966, Bohr earned her BA degree from Wellesley College. Bohr earned her MSc in social work from the Simmons College School of Social Work. Bohr earned her JD from the William Mitchell College of Law, graduating magna cum laude in 1991.

Career Bohr was a clinical social worker for 19 years. In 1991, Bohr began her law career as a clerk for Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Sandy Keith. Bohr was endorsed by former Vice President Walter Mondale and six retired justices from the Minnesota Supreme Court. In the race, against former state legislator Howard Orenstein, she received 51.87% of the vote to her opponent's 47.49%.

On January 5, 2009, Bohr became the first Asian American judge to serve Ramsey County, Minnesota. Bohr reached the mandatory retirement age for judges in Minnesota before the end of her term. On March 31, 2014, Bohr retired.

On April 1, 2014, Bohr served as a senior judge for the State of Minnesota until June 30, 2015.

Awards 2007 Minnesota Lawyer's 2007 Outstanding Service to the Profession Award.