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

117 opinions where Jeanne M. Cochran sat on the panel, spanning 2023–2026.

50 Majority authored
67 Joined majority

By court

  • Minn. Ct. App. 117

By disposition

  • Affirmed 63
  • Mixed 19
  • Reversed 18
  • Other 16
  • Dismissed 1

Panel votes per year

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

0 30 60 90 120 150 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2023: 16 votes — Jeanne M. Cochran 2024: 70 votes — Jeanne M. Cochran 2025: 18 votes — Jeanne M. Cochran 2026: 13 votes — Jeanne M. Cochran 2014: 58 votes — Michael L. Kirk 2015: 149 votes — Michael L. Kirk 2016: 131 votes — Michael L. Kirk 2017: 19 votes — Michael L. Kirk 2018: 1 vote — Michael L. Kirk 2023: 3 votes — Michael L. Kirk 2024: 11 votes — Michael L. Kirk 2026: 5 votes — Michael L. Kirk
  • Jeanne M. Cochran
  • Michael L. Kirk

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 Jeanne M. Cochran sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
a250474 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-23 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Shain Alan Freeman
a251183 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-16 Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded Kaylen Stiever v. Lake County
a250764 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-09 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Guy Willard Blessing
a250309 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-09 Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded In the Marriage of: Jarrid Daniel DeGolier v. Jessica Jean DeGolier Baron, ...
a250242 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-09 Affirmed Classic Auto Storage, LLC v. Restoration Technologies, Inc
a251050 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-02-23 Reversed and remanded State of Minnesota v. Paul Lewis Mason
a250609 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-02-23 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Roger Lee Voss, III
a250980 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-02-23 Affirmed Benita M Brannon v. John Sterling Howe
a250219 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-02-09 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Dayonne Marquis Lachapelle
a251355 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-02-09 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child(ren) of: T. K. H., B. M. P., G. J. S.…
a250544 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-01-26 Affirmed Tamer K. Embaby, Relator v. Department of Treasury, Department of Employment an…
a250632 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-01-12 Reversed and remanded In the Matter of the Complaint of Troy Scheffler Regarding the Committee to Ele…
a250853 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-01-12 Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded In the Matter of the Complaint of Troy Scheffler Regarding Representative Joshu…
a250429 Minn. Ct. App. 2025-12-15 Affirmed Brenda Thormodson v. Kathryn Rae Zehnder
a250399 Minn. Ct. App. 2025-12-01 Affirmed Kareem INC v. Property Seized by Minnesota Department of Revenue in Goodhue Cou…