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

83 opinions where Elise L. Larson sat on the panel, spanning 2024–2026.

34 Majority authored
49 Joined majority

By court

  • Minn. Ct. App. 83

By disposition

  • Affirmed 49
  • Mixed 14
  • Other 11
  • Reversed 9

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).

0 35 70 105 140 175 2008 2013 2018 2023 2026 2024: 51 votes — Elise L. Larson 2025: 16 votes — Elise L. Larson 2026: 16 votes — Elise L. Larson 2008: 2 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2009: 4 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2010: 5 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2011: 2 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2014: 79 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2015: 147 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2016: 169 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2017: 32 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2018: 1 vote — Francis J. Connolly 2019: 2 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2023: 9 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2024: 67 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2025: 21 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2026: 15 votes — Francis J. Connolly
  • Elise L. Larson
  • Francis J. Connolly

Most-frequent co-panelists

Judges who appeared on the same opinions, ranked by overlap count. Click compare to overlay them on the chart above.

Recent opinions

15 most recent opinions where Elise L. Larson sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
A25-1257 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-06-01 Reversed and remanded In the Matter of the Application of Anthony Allen Jessie Garnett for a Change o…
a250549 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-23 Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded State of Minnesota v. Joseph Robert Clay
a251601 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-23 Affirmed Gary Lee Ambrose v. Shea Jerred Nettifee, (A25-1601), Idlelee Renee Ambrose v. …
a250722 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-16 Affirmed Bridgette Williams v. Minnesota State Guardian ad Litem Board
A25-0516 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-09 Reversed and remanded State of Minnesota v. Kenneth Gale Lanham
a250546 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-09 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Dalvin Jarrell Crockett
a240539 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-09 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Lashun Miller
a251603 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-02 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: C. J. W. and L. S. G., Parents
a241150 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-02 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Jose Miguel Reyes-Jovel
a250144 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-02-23 Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded State of Minnesota v. Jaisden Harold-Dru Hanners
a250740 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-02-23 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Oluwatoyin Emmanuel Aina
a241376 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-02-09 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Justice King Whitelaw
a250259 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-01-26 Affirmed In the Matter of the Denial of the Application of Kathleen Smith for MSRS Gener…
a250265 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-01-20 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Lue Moua
a250907 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-01-12 Affirmed In re the Estate of Oria Albert Brinkmeier