OWATONNA, Minn. — A veteran state appeals court judge, Renee Lee Worke, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving over the weekend, jail records show. Details of the arrest were not available immediately. Worke, age 67, was booked into the Steele County jail on Saturday and released. Such releases to a sober adult are common practice pending the filing of a criminal complaint. Worke lives in Owatonna, the county seat. She was appointed to the 16-judge state Appeals Court in 2005 by Governor Tim Pawlenty. She has been elected to successive six-year terms. Her current term expires in 2031. Earlier she was a judge Minnesota’s Third Judicial District which includes Winona.
Worke. A 1980 honors graduate of Minnesota State-Mankato. Holds a 1983 law degree from the William Mitchell law college.