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Judge Retired

Bruce D. Willis

Minnesota Court of Appeals · Appointed 1995

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Judicial record

126 opinions where Bruce D. Willis sat on the panel, spanning 1995–2016.

19 Majority authored
107 Joined majority

By court

  • Minn. Ct. App. 126

By disposition

  • Affirmed 45
  • Denied 27
  • Granted 23
  • Reversed 11
  • Dismissed 9
  • Mixed 4
  • Vacated 4
  • Modified 3

Panel votes per year

How Bruce D. Willis's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Francis J. Connolly for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 40 80 120 160 200 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2026 1995: 3 votes — Bruce D. Willis 1996: 12 votes — Bruce D. Willis 1997: 5 votes — Bruce D. Willis 1998: 3 votes — Bruce D. Willis 1999: 6 votes — Bruce D. Willis 2000: 4 votes — Bruce D. Willis 2001: 4 votes — Bruce D. Willis 2002: 5 votes — Bruce D. Willis 2003: 6 votes — Bruce D. Willis 2004: 1 vote — Bruce D. Willis 2005: 5 votes — Bruce D. Willis 2006: 6 votes — Bruce D. Willis 2007: 8 votes — Bruce D. Willis 2009: 1 vote — Bruce D. Willis 2011: 1 vote — Bruce D. Willis 2014: 29 votes — Bruce D. Willis 2015: 26 votes — Bruce D. Willis 2016: 1 vote — Bruce D. Willis 2008: 2 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2009: 5 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2010: 5 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2011: 2 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2014: 94 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2015: 177 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2016: 172 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2017: 175 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2018: 154 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2019: 164 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2020: 163 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2021: 123 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2022: 111 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2023: 133 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2024: 148 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2025: 146 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2026: 114 votes — Francis J. Connolly
  • Bruce D. Willis
  • Francis J. Connolly

Most-frequent co-panelists

Judges who appeared on the same opinions. aligned = same bucket (both majority, both dissent); partial = concurred in result but wrote separately; split = the meaningful disagreement (majority vs dissent).

Recent opinions

15 most recent opinions where Bruce D. Willis sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
A15-0938 Minn. Ct. App. 2016-01-11 Reversed and remanded State of Minnesota v. Debra Lee Fawcett
A15-1162 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-12-28 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Deon Sinkfield, Jr.
A15-0603 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-12-28 Affirmed Laura M. Engelhart, n/k/a Laura Hoss v. Robert J. Engelhart
A15-0540 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-12-21 Affirmed Ken Peterson, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry v. Unite…
A15-0539 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-12-07 Affirmed in part and reversed in part In the Matter of the Estate of: Mitzi M. Olson, a/k/a Mitzi Marie Olson, Decede…
A15-0517 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-11-23 Affirmed Mackenzie Leigh Meier v. State of Minnesota
A14-0423 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-08-31 Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded State of Minnesota v. Ty-Yn Shakhaun Holley
A15-0219 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-08-31 Affirmed Anoka County Record, LLC, Anoka County Record, et al v. Anoka County Board of C…
A14-1642 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-08-31 Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded In re the Marriage of: Charles DeBolt Hart v. Jennifer Jayne Hart
A14-1723 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-08-31 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Sunil Vidyadhar Sapatnekar
A15-0242 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-08-24 Reversed and remanded State of Minnesota v. Jacob Miles Solberg
A14-2062 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-08-17 Affirmed Eduardo Cortez, Jr. v. State of Minnesota
A14-2063 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-08-17 Affirmed Matthew Steven Benson v. Universal Truck Service LLC, Department of Employment …
A14-2066 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-08-17 Affirmed Travis Hern v. Massage Retreat & Spa, Department of Employment and Economic Dev…
A14-1992,A15-64 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-08-17 Reversed and remanded McCullough and Sons, Inc. v. City of Vadnais Heights