Chief Judge Currently Seated

Jennifer L. Frisch

Minnesota Court of Appeals · Appointed May 4, 2020

Portrait of Jennifer L. Frisch
Education and employment

Education:
B.A. Macalester College, magna cum laude
J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, cum laude
Employment History:
Senior Associate General Counsel, University of Minnesota
Attorney, Kelly & Berens, P.A.
Advisory or Policy-Making Positions:
Member, Governor’s Council on Justice Reinvestment in Minnesota
Member, Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee, Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure
Member, Civil Litigation Council, Minnesota State Bar Association
Faculty, Judicial Trial Skills Program
Member, Judicial Trial Skills Program Re-design Committee
Member, New Judge Orientation Re-design Committee
Member, Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee, General Rules of Practice for District Courts
Member, Federal Practice Committee, United States District Court, District of Minnesota
Professional and Community Activities:
Board Member, Minnesota Supreme Court Historical Society
Member, Macalester College Twin Cities Advisory Task Force
Supervising Judge, Mitchell Hamline School of Law Judicial Externship Program
Supervising Judge, University of Minnesota Law School Judicial Externship Program
Presiding Judge, Law in Practice Chambers Conference, University of Minnesota Law School
Legal Writing and Moot Court Instructor, University of Minnesota Law School
Volunteer, Minnesota High School Mock Trial
Volunteer, Ramsey County Bar Association Claire’s Court Program
Volunteer, Ramsey County Job Shadow Program
Volunteer, Neighborhood House Food Shelf
Academic Positions:
Moot Court Instructor, University of Minnesota Law School
Legal Writing Instructor, University of Minnesota Law School
Adjunct Professor of Law, William Mitchell College of Law

Judicial record

832 opinions where Jennifer L. Frisch sat on the panel, spanning 2020–2026.

291 Majority authored
535 Joined majority
1 Concurrences
5 Dissents

By court

  • Minn. Ct. App. 832

By disposition

  • Affirmed 592
  • Reversed 112
  • Mixed 101
  • Other 14
  • Dismissed 6
  • Denied 3
  • Remanded 3
  • Granted 1

Panel votes per year

How Jennifer L. Frisch'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 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 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
  • Jennifer L. Frisch
  • 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 Jennifer L. Frisch sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
A26-0310 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-10-12 Affirmed Lori Elaine Christensen v. State of Minnesota
A25-1997 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-10-12 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Miguel Angel Garcia Ortiz
A26-0169 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-10-05 Affirmed Thomas J. Styczinski v. Wells Fargo Bank, N. A., Department of Employment and E…
A26-0076 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-28 Affirmed Derek L. Connolly v. Mechanical Resources, Inc., Department of Employment and E…
A24-1087 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-28 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Kacey Emmanuel Kamara
A25-0236 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-21 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Quenton Tyrone Williams
A26-0917 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-21 Affirmed In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of Kevin Karsjens
A26-0570 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-08 Affirmed In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of: Lamont Cedric Woodley
A26-0308 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-08 Reversed and remanded State of Minnesota v. Melvin Junior Mitchell
A25-2134 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-08 Affirmed Brooklyn Center AH I LLLP v. Dawana L Jackson, John Doe, et al
A25-2101 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-08 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Gordon Joseph Nason
A25-1798 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-08 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Keng Cha
A25-1681 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-08 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. John Lee Edmondson
A25-1444 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-08 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Josiah Kyllonen Chavis
A25-0130 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-09-08 Affirmed In the Marriage of: Mezeker Getachaw Mengesha v. Mesay Solomon Hailu