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
550 opinions where Elise L. Larson sat on the panel, spanning 2022–2026.
By court
By disposition
Panel votes per year
How Elise L. Larson's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Francis J. Connolly for comparison (drop the overlay).
- Elise L. Larson
- 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).
- Matthew E. Johnson 88 shared 86 aligned 2 split compare
- Jeanne M. Cochran 76 shared 76 aligned compare
- Elizabeth G. Bentley 71 shared 71 aligned compare
- Francis J. Connolly 51 shared 51 aligned compare
- Diane B. Bratvold 47 shared 47 aligned compare
- Jon Schmidt 46 shared 45 aligned 1 partial compare
- Sarah I. Wheelock 46 shared 45 aligned 1 partial compare
- Michelle A. Larkin 40 shared 37 aligned 3 split compare
- Keala C. Ede 38 shared 38 aligned compare
- Renee Worke 36 shared 35 aligned 1 partial compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Elise L. Larson sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, |
| A25-2006 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-03 | Affirmed | Hykeem Green, Relator, |
| A25-1110 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-27 | Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded | State of Minnesota, Respondent, |
| A25-1387 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-27 | Affirmed | A25-1390 |
| A25-1467 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-27 | Affirmed | State of Minnesota, Respondent, |
| A26-0050 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-20 | Affirmed | In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of: Thomas Hurl Bolter. |
| A25-1406 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-20 | Affirmed | State of Minnesota, Respondent, |
| A25-1678 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-13 | Reversed and remanded | In the Matter of a Petition for Clarification or Amendment of Appropriate Unit. |
| A25-1242 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-13 | Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded | A25-1243 A25-1281 |
| A25-1247 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-13 | Affirmed | State of Minnesota, Respondent, |
| A25-1992 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-13 | Reversed and remanded | In the Matter of the Welfare of: M. J. T., Child. |
| A25-1761 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-13 | Affirmed | Aaron Thevenot, Relator, |