Judge Currently Seated

Jeanne M. Cochran

Minnesota Court of Appeals · Appointed November 7, 2018

Portrait of Jeanne M. Cochran
Education and employment

Education:
Juris Doctor degree, magna cum laude, University of Minnesota Law School
Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, Dartmouth College
Past Employment:
Administrative Law Judge, Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings (2012-2018)
Assistant Attorney General, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office (2000-2012)
Legislative Analyst/Attorney, Minnesota House of Representatives, House Research Department (1998-2000)
Leonard, Street, and Deinard, Associate Attorney (1994-1998)
Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, Associate Attorney (1992-1994)
Professional and Community Activities:
Minnesota State Bar Association member; Public Utilities Section, past Chair and Executive Council member
YMCA Camp Widjiwagan Board of Directors, past member
Everybody Wins Minnesota, Reading Volunteer (2014-2016)
Moot court judge
Teaching:
Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Administrative Law Externship Course (2015-2018)

Judicial record

1139 opinions where Jeanne M. Cochran sat on the panel, spanning 2019–2026.

414 Majority authored
724 Joined majority
1 Concurrences

By court

  • Minn. Ct. App. 1139

By disposition

  • Affirmed 825
  • Reversed 161
  • Mixed 128
  • Other 16
  • Dismissed 4
  • Remanded 4
  • Denied 1

Panel votes per year

How Jeanne M. Cochran's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Jennifer L. Frisch for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 35 70 105 140 175 2019 2021 2023 2025 2026 2019: 165 votes — Jeanne M. Cochran 2020: 128 votes — Jeanne M. Cochran 2021: 154 votes — Jeanne M. Cochran 2022: 121 votes — Jeanne M. Cochran 2023: 127 votes — Jeanne M. Cochran 2024: 168 votes — Jeanne M. Cochran 2025: 159 votes — Jeanne M. Cochran 2026: 117 votes — Jeanne M. Cochran 2020: 68 votes — Jennifer L. Frisch 2021: 151 votes — Jennifer L. Frisch 2022: 121 votes — Jennifer L. Frisch 2023: 147 votes — Jennifer L. Frisch 2024: 146 votes — Jennifer L. Frisch 2025: 106 votes — Jennifer L. Frisch 2026: 93 votes — Jennifer L. Frisch
  • Jeanne M. Cochran
  • Jennifer L. Frisch

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 Jeanne M. Cochran sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
A26-0557 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-10-12 Affirmed Robert E. Villanueva v. GEICO Casualty Company, et al
A26-0649 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-28 Affirmed In the Matter of: Sarah Rose Vasquez on behalf of Minor Child v. Destiny Marie …
A26-0078 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-28 Affirmed Marlow Shelton McDonald v. State of Minnesota
A25-2085 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-28 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Paul Armando Orocio
A26-0483 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-08 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child(ren) of: K. L. S. and C. C. S., Paren…
A26-0177 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-08 Reversed and remanded Charles Mach and Vicki Mach, as Trustees for the Next of Kin of Decedent Kailey…
A26-0080 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-08 Affirmed Rondell Russell Camp v. State of Minnesota
A25-2199 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-08 Affirmed Subash Thomas v. Tim Guimond, Tim’s Landscaping Inc.
A25-2037 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-08 Reversed and remanded State of Minnesota v. Nicholas Gene Stensrud
A25-1993 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-08 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Steven Michael Koons
A24-1481 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-08-31 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Daniel Alexander Albert
A24-1009 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-08-24 Affirmed In the Matter of the Minnesota Racing Commission’s Approval of Running Aces Cas…
A26-0109 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-08-17 Reversed and remanded State of Minnesota v. Trevon James Mattson
A24-1341 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-08-17 Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded State of Minnesota (A24-1341) (A24-1489) v. Gary Duane Egolf Jensen (A24-1341) …
A25-2174 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-08-10 Affirmed James T. Mattson, James E. Mattson v. Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, John …