Leadership

"Gail Chang Bohr will be an excellent addition to the Ramsey County Bench.  She has legal ability and experience that will benefit all litigants.  She also has legal experience that will assist the court in the wide variety of cases it confronts every day."  David Herr, Attorney 

"When I was a new lawyer, I was so grateful that Gail stepped forward to mentor me and help me navigate the legal profession."  State Senator Mee Moua

"Gail made an immediate and lasting impression in law school as a thoughtful, intelligent scholar.  I would trust her to serve as a judge in any of my cases, regardless of the issue or party I represented." Eric Tostrud, Attorney

As a leader in the field of children's rights and representation, Gail has served on a wide range of task forces and committees and is affiliated with many professional organizations.  She has served as co-counsel in 21 state and federal appeals and has delivered lectures and professional trainings throughout the nation. 

The following list offers a sample of her professional engagement:

  • Trains lawyers through the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and the American Bar Association Section of Litigation (2006 to present)
  • American Bar Association Section of Litigation Children's Rights Litigation Committee Working Group (1997 to present)
  • American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law Project for Judicial Excellence in Child Abuse and Neglect Proceedings: Standards on Judicial Recruitment, Selection, Retention, Assignment, Organization and Training (2007 to present)
  • Minnesota State Bar Association Judiciary Committee (2007-present)
  • Minnesota State Bar Association Diversity Implementation Task Force (2007-present)
  • Hennepin County Bar Association Board of Directors (2006 to present)
  • Minnesota State Sesquicentennial Legal Committee (2006)
  • Minnesota Supreme Court Juvenile Court Centenary Planning Committee (2005-2006)
  • National Children's Law Network (2002-present)
  • Ramsey County Juvenile Court Children's Justice Initiative (2001-present)
  • Hennepin County Juvenile Court Children's Justice Initiative (2001-present)
  • Minnesota Women Lawyers Advisory Committee (2007, 2006), Nominating Committee (2004, 2005), and Program Committee (2003-04)
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs Advisory Council (1998-2007)
  • The Supreme Court of Minnesota Juvenile Protection Rules Committee (1997-1999)
  • The Supreme Court of Minnesota Board of Continuing Legal Education, Special CLE Advisory Committee (1995-1996)
  • The Supreme Court of Minnesota Task Force on Foster Care and Adoption (1995-1997)
  • National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (1996 to present)
  • National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
  • Hennepin County Bar Association
  • Ramsey County Bar Association
  • National Association of Social Workers

To read or listen to a recent Minnesota Public Radio piece in which Elizabeth Stawicki interviewed Gail about the effects of cuts in Minnesota's public defender program, please click here.

To download a complete list of Gail's court cases and publications, please click here.  For a list of teaching and training work, along with her conference presentations and public testimony, please click here.