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
805 opinions where Jennifer L. Frisch sat on the panel, spanning 2020–2026.
By court
By disposition
Panel votes per year
How Jennifer L. Frisch's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Keala C. Ede for comparison (drop the overlay).
- Jennifer L. Frisch
- Keala C. Ede
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).
- Jeanne M. Cochran 110 shared 110 aligned compare
- Matthew E. Johnson 98 shared 97 aligned 1 split compare
- Denise D. Reilly 85 shared 85 aligned compare
- Louise D. Bjorkman 80 shared 80 aligned compare
- Renee Worke 75 shared 75 aligned compare
- Michelle A. Larkin 73 shared 71 aligned 2 split compare
- Kevin G. Ross 55 shared 54 aligned 1 split compare
- Diane B. Bratvold 52 shared 51 aligned 1 split compare
- Francis J. Connolly 49 shared 47 aligned 1 partial 1 split compare
- Keala C. Ede 47 shared 47 aligned compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Jennifer L. Frisch sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A25-1553 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-03 | Affirmed | State of Minnesota, Respondent, |
| A25-1739 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-03 | Affirmed | State of Minnesota, Respondent, |
| A25-1261 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-03 | Affirmed | State of Minnesota, Respondent, |
| A26-0015 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-08-03 | Affirmed | Maria Olson, Appellant, |
| A25-1873 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-27 | Affirmed | Ally Bank, Respondent, |
| A25-2113 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-27 | Affirmed | In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of: Anthony James Moore. |
| A25-2130 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-27 | Affirmed | In Re the Custody of: |
| A26-0050 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-20 | Affirmed | In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of: Thomas Hurl Bolter. |
| A25-1536 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-13 | Affirmed | Kelly Sheehy, Appellant, |
| A25-1235 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-07-06 | Affirmed | State of Minnesota, Respondent, |
| A25-1384 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-06-29 | Affirmed | State of Minnesota, Respondent, |
| A25-1808 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-06-22 | Affirmed | Texa Tonka Shopping Center, LLC v. JK 4 AL LLC LLC, Katherine Prantner, and Joh… |
| A25-1239 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-06-08 | Affirmed | State of Minnesota, Respondent, |
| A25-1952 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-06-08 | Affirmed | All In Sober Living, LLC, Respondent, |
| A26-0407 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-05-11 | Denied | In re Washington County, Petitioner, |