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

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

187 Majority authored
383 Joined majority
4 Concurrences
2 Dissents

By court

  • Minn. Ct. App. 576

By disposition

  • Affirmed 401
  • Mixed 79
  • Reversed 71
  • Other 17
  • Remanded 5
  • Dismissed 3

Panel votes per year

How Elise L. Larson's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Diane B. Bratvold for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 35 70 105 140 175 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 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: 131 votes — Elise L. Larson 2016: 92 votes — Diane B. Bratvold 2017: 140 votes — Diane B. Bratvold 2018: 161 votes — Diane B. Bratvold 2019: 164 votes — Diane B. Bratvold 2020: 158 votes — Diane B. Bratvold 2021: 134 votes — Diane B. Bratvold 2022: 105 votes — Diane B. Bratvold 2023: 131 votes — Diane B. Bratvold 2024: 143 votes — Diane B. Bratvold 2025: 151 votes — Diane B. Bratvold 2026: 144 votes — Diane B. Bratvold
  • Elise L. Larson
  • Diane B. Bratvold

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
A25-1929 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-10-12 Reversed and remanded State of Minnesota v. Neil Julian Elavsky
A26-0054 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-28 Affirmed Austin Frederick Hoover v. Turf Tye Spicer, Custom Fabricating & Repair, Inc.
A25-1945 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-28 Affirmed County of Washington, Sherie Christine Misiland Apungu v. Marcel D. Roberts
A25-1462 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-28 Affirmed Colin Roy Zweber v. Amanda Lee Zweber
A25-1675 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-21 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Jordan Hunter Cole Vos
A26-0118 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-14 Reversed and remanded In Re the Custody of: M. D. T. - - Jeremy James Tiede v. Samantha Jo Barber, Co…
A25-1844 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-14 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Deandre Ladarryl Lipscomb
A25-2106 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-08 Affirmed Michael Kwabena Asiedu v. Terry Eastlund, et al
A25-2075 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-08 Affirmed Nakesha Laneice Brown, Nadiya Tinsley-Graham, Cyrus De’ondre Moore-Brown, Lexus…
A25-1648 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-08 Affirmed In re the Marriage of: Tiffany Ann Sammartino v. Salverio Vincenzo Sammartino
A25-1580 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-08 Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded State of Minnesota v. Kelly Eugene Jenkins
A25-1167 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-08 Affirmed in part Robert E. Cattanach v. City of St. Paul
A26-0615 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-08-31 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child(ren) of: D. K. W. and J. L. C., Paren…
A25-1596 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-08-31 Affirmed in part In Re the Custody of MGM & GAM; Glenn Gregory McGary v. Tiffany Lee Thompson, C…
A25-1443 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-08-31 Reversed and remanded State of Minnesota v. Eddie Lee Harper