Elizabeth Bentley
Nonpartisan · MN · Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals
Elizabeth Bentley is a judge on the Minnesota Court of Appeals, appointed in 2024. She previously directed the University of Minnesota Law School's Civil Rights Appellate Clinic, served as special counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, practiced appellate law, and clerked for judges including U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Track record
Civil Rights
· 1 record
Authored the Minnesota Court of Appeals opinion in State v. Mya Oo, reversing a drug-possession conviction because officers expanded a traffic stop without reasonable suspicion and the resulting evidence should have been suppressed.
February 9, 2026For
Source: law.justia.com · researched July 12, 2026
Legal Competence
· 1 record
Authored the Minnesota Court of Appeals opinion in State v. Mya Oo, reversing a drug-possession conviction because officers expanded a traffic stop without reasonable suspicion and the resulting evidence should have been suppressed.
February 9, 2026For
Source: law.justia.com · researched July 12, 2026
Elections
- Judge - Court of Appeals 1 · November 3, 2026 · Minnesota · incumbent
Profile last researched July 12, 2026.