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Edward J. Cleary

Minnesota Court of Appeals · Appointed January 1, 2011

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Judicial record

672 opinions where Edward J. Cleary sat on the panel, spanning 2014–2026.

250 Majority authored
401 Joined majority
8 Concurrences
13 Dissents

By court

  • Minn. Ct. App. 672

By disposition

  • Affirmed 492
  • Reversed 106
  • Mixed 61
  • Dismissed 4
  • Granted 3
  • Other 3
  • Remanded 2
  • Denied 1

Panel votes per year

How Edward J. Cleary's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Matthew E. Johnson for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 40 80 120 160 200 2008 2013 2018 2023 2026 2014: 41 votes — Edward J. Cleary 2015: 94 votes — Edward J. Cleary 2016: 90 votes — Edward J. Cleary 2017: 80 votes — Edward J. Cleary 2018: 87 votes — Edward J. Cleary 2019: 98 votes — Edward J. Cleary 2020: 23 votes — Edward J. Cleary 2021: 26 votes — Edward J. Cleary 2022: 26 votes — Edward J. Cleary 2023: 28 votes — Edward J. Cleary 2024: 32 votes — Edward J. Cleary 2025: 29 votes — Edward J. Cleary 2026: 18 votes — Edward J. Cleary 2008: 2 votes — Matthew E. Johnson 2009: 6 votes — Matthew E. Johnson 2010: 3 votes — Matthew E. Johnson 2011: 2 votes — Matthew E. Johnson 2014: 97 votes — Matthew E. Johnson 2015: 194 votes — Matthew E. Johnson 2016: 182 votes — Matthew E. Johnson 2017: 154 votes — Matthew E. Johnson 2018: 161 votes — Matthew E. Johnson 2019: 186 votes — Matthew E. Johnson 2020: 146 votes — Matthew E. Johnson 2021: 140 votes — Matthew E. Johnson 2022: 158 votes — Matthew E. Johnson 2023: 146 votes — Matthew E. Johnson 2024: 149 votes — Matthew E. Johnson 2025: 140 votes — Matthew E. Johnson 2026: 107 votes — Matthew E. Johnson
  • Edward J. Cleary
  • Matthew E. Johnson

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 Edward J. Cleary sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
A25-1029 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-06-29 Affirmed State of Minnesota, Respondent,
A25-1620 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-06-29 Affirmed Michael L Reger, Appellant,
A25-1477 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-06-22 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Adam Hassan Yusuf
A25-1115 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-06-15 Affirmed Edward B. Berkner, Trustee of Berkner Living Trust, et al., Appellants,
A25-1554 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-06-15 Affirmed In re the Estate of Robert G Sorenson, Deceased.
A25-1379 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-06-01 Affirmed Steven A. Franklin, Relator,
A25-0691 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-05-26 Affirmed State of Minnesota, Respondent,
A25-1712 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-05-18 Affirmed Meaghan Witthaus, et al., Respondents,
A25-0799 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-05-04 Affirmed In re the marriage of:
A25-0886 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-05-04 Affirmed State of Minnesota, Respondent,
A25-1172 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-05-04 Affirmed Nogodjouan Diomande, Appellant,
A25-0726 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-04-27 Affirmed State of Minnesota, Respondent,
A25-1249 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-04-20 Affirmed in part Alter Trading Corporation d/b/a Alter Metal Recycling, Relator,
A25-1396 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-04-20 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child(ren) of: C. B. B. and M. C. P., Paren…
A25-1466 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-04-20 Affirmed Messan Adjignon, Appellant,