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Sarah S. West

MN · Judge, Minnesota Fourth Judicial District (Hennepin County)

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Hennepin County district judge since September 2018, appointed by Gov. Mark Dayton. She was a public defender and a partner at a small law firm.

Track record

Track record — General

General · 2 records

  • Overturned a jury's guilty verdict in a $7.2 million home health care fraud case, ruling the conviction rested too heavily on indirect evidence.

    December 29, 2025

    Source: law.umn.edu

  • Won election in 2020 to the district court seat.

    November 3, 2020

    Source: mncourts.gov

Track record — Legal Competence

Legal Competence · 1 favorable

  • Appointed a Hennepin County district judge by Gov. Mark Dayton.

    September 12, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence

    Source: mncourts.gov

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