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# Elise L. Larson

Minnesota Court of Appeals · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Minnesota Court of Appeals
- State: Minnesota
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Elise L. Larson — Minnesota Court of Appeals

## Sources

- [mncourts.gov](https://mncourts.gov/courtofappeals/recentopinions/nonprecedential-opinions)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Elise L. Larson is a nonpartisan judge for District 14 of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, appointed in 2022 and re‐elected in 2024, with a background in environmental law, appellate practice, and legal academia
- Chief Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea, Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Judge John Tunheim, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota Judge Myron Bright, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Law Clerk to)

### Education


### Additional information

- Official bio: Minnesota Judicial Branch – Judge Elise L. Larson Minnesota Judicial Branch
- She credits her time at the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy with preparing her for appellate work, and her clerkships with three judges for shaping her judicial philosophy



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Remote Hearing Information](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-0024a6e5dfa218fb85532a6a) — Only the source-described proceeding, permission process and exceptions. Remote-hearing instructions apply only when remote participation has been authorized. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders. [Official source](https://mncourts.gov/remote-hearings). Collected 2026-07-26.