Kesha Tanabe

Kesha Tanabe

Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States Bankruptcy Court District of Minnesota

Predecessor: Kathleen H. Sanberg

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Education

Bachelor's

University of St. Thomas, 2001

Graduate

London School of Economics and Political Science, 2002

Law

Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, 2005

Contact

Personal LinkedIn

Kesha Tanabe was a judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court District of Minnesota. She assumed office on January 7, 2022. She left office on March 31, 2025.

Tanabe was the first Asian American appointed to the United States bankruptcy court, District of Minnesota.

Education

Tanabe graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in social sciences from the University of St. Thomas in 2001. She earned an M.Sc., with honors, from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2002 and a J.D. from Cardozo School of Law in 2005.

Career

• 2022-2025: Federal bankruptcy judge, United States bankruptcy court, District of Minnesota
• 2020-2022: Subchapter V Trustee, U.S. Trustee program
• 2019-2022: Adjunct professor, University of St. Thomas School of Law
• 2015-2022: Owner, Law Office of Kesha Tanabe
• 2013-2022: Vice president & board member, International Womens Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation
• 2014-2015: Partner, Ask LLP
• 2013-2014: Partner, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
• 2007-2013: Partner, Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand LLP
• 2005-2007: Assistant attorney general, New York State Attorney General's Office
• 2004-2005: Legal Associate, White & Case in Budapest, Hungary
• 1999-2000: Research associate, House of Commons
• 1998-1999: Constituent advocate/Legislative correspondent, U.S. Sen. Paul David Wellstone

See also

• United States bankruptcy court, District of Minnesota
• United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
• United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit

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Minnesota courts

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Federal courts:

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Minnesota • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Minnesota

State courts:

Minnesota Supreme Court • Minnesota Court of Appeals • Minnesota District Courts • Minnesota Problem-Solving Courts • Minnesota Tax Court • Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals

State resources:

Courts in Minnesota • Minnesota judicial elections • Judicial selection in Minnesota