Associate Justice McKeig was appointed to the Court by Governor Mark Dayton on September 15, 2016 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Associate Justice Christopher Dietzen resigned on August 31, 2016 due to his reaching the mandatory retirement age in early 2017. McKeig was the first Native American to serve on the Minnesota Supreme Court and the first Native American woman to serve on any state's high court. McKeig was a resident of Minneapolis, Fourth Judicial District Judge (2008-2016), and former Assistant Hennepin County Attorney (1992-2008). She was elected without opposition.