Judge Currently Seated

Elise L. Larson

Minnesota Court of Appeals · Appointed April 1, 2022

Portrait of Elise L. Larson
Education and employment

Education:
J.D., University of Minnesota Law School
B.A., Concordia College

Past Employment:
Water Program Director and senior attorney, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
Adjunct professor, University of Minnesota Law School
Law clerk, Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, Minnesota Supreme Court
Law clerk, Judge Myron Bright, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Law clerk, Chief Judge John Tunheim, United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
Attorney, Briggs and Morgan P.A.

Judicial record

561 opinions where Elise L. Larson sat on the panel, spanning 2022–2026.

181 Majority authored
374 Joined majority
4 Concurrences
2 Dissents

By court

  • Minn. Ct. App. 561

By disposition

  • Affirmed 392
  • Mixed 76
  • Reversed 68
  • Other 17
  • Remanded 5
  • Dismissed 3

Panel votes per year

How Elise L. Larson's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Add ?vs=<another-judge-slug> to the URL to overlay a second judge, or click compare next to any co-panelist below.

0 35 70 105 140 175 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2022: 34 votes — Elise L. Larson 2023: 95 votes — Elise L. Larson 2024: 161 votes — Elise L. Larson 2025: 155 votes — Elise L. Larson 2026: 116 votes — Elise L. Larson
  • Elise L. Larson

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 Elise L. Larson sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
A25-2059 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-08-24 Reversed and remanded John Lee Edmondson, petitioner, Appellant,
A25-1296 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-08-24 Affirmed State of Minnesota, Respondent,
A26-0256 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-08-24 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child(ren) of: L. J. W. and G. M., Parents.
A26-0418 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-08-24 Reversed and remanded State of Minnesota, Appellant,
A25-0350 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-08-17 Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded A25-2054
A25-1385 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-08-10 Affirmed State of Minnesota, Respondent,
A25-1663 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-08-10 Affirmed Omar Auquil Muhammad, petitioner, Appellant,
A26-0222 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-08-10 Affirmed Kaylee Anne Vartanian OBO Elena Jo Vartanian-Dixon, Respondent,
A25-1654 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-08-10 Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded In re the Custody of the Children of:
A25-1805 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-08-10 Affirmed State of Minnesota, Respondent,
A25-1982 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-08-10 Affirmed Joe Hoffman, Appellant,
A26-0350 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-08-03 Affirmed Ashcel Companies, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation, Appellant,
A25-1553 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-08-03 Affirmed State of Minnesota, Respondent,
A25-1594 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-08-03 Affirmed State of Minnesota, Respondent,
A25-1744 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-08-03 Affirmed State of Minnesota, Respondent,