Susan Segal

Susan Segal is an American lawyer from Minnesota who served as chief judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals from 2020 to 2024. She previously served as the city attorney of Minneapolis. Segal reached the mandatory retirement age of 70 in December 2024, and retired at the end of the month.

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. In 2008, Mayor R. T. Rybak named her Minneapolis City Attorney. She took office on November 26, 2019, filling the vacancy left by Jill Flaskamp Halbrooks.

Community activities

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.

Personal life

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