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# Jennifer L. Frisch

Minnesota Court of Appeals · Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: Minnesota Court of Appeals
- State: Minnesota
- Role: Chief Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-12

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### remote hearing recording

Scope: statewide

Minnesota Judicial Branch remote-hearing guidance says recording or broadcasting a remote proceeding is not authorized except as provided by court rules.

Evidence excerpt: No recording or broadcasting of any remote proceeding is authorized other than as provided by court rules.

[Remote Hearing Information](https://mncourts.gov/remote-hearings)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### camera audio recording devices

Scope: statewide

Minnesota court guidance cites Rule 4 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice and says pictures or voice recordings are not allowed except the official court record.

Evidence excerpt: According to Rule 4 of the MN Rules of General Practice for the District Courts, no pictures or voice recordings

[Security & Weapons Screening - Going to Court](https://mncourts.gov/find-courts/hennepin/going-to-court/security-weapons-screening)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://mncourts.gov/courtofappeals/recentopinions/nonprecedential-opinions)
- [Official roster](https://mncourts.gov/courtofappeals/recentopinions/nonprecedential-opinions)
- [Minnesota Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://mncourts.gov/courtofappeals/recentopinions/nonprecedential-opinions)
- [Remote Hearing Information](https://mncourts.gov/remote-hearings)
- [Security & Weapons Screening - Going to Court](https://mncourts.gov/find-courts/hennepin/going-to-court/security-weapons-screening)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- The Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, appointed in 2020 and re‐designated in 2025 for a term through October 31, 2028
- Court of Appeals Judge: Appointed April 1, 2020 by Governor Tim Walz to replace Edward J. Cleary; took office May 4, 2020
- Former Assistant Chief Judge in Ramsey County District Court
- Supervising Judge for judicial externship programs at Mitchell Hamline and University of Minnesota Law Schools

### Education


### Additional information

- Chief Judge: Designated in January 2025 to serve the remainder of Chief Judge Susan Segal’s term, then re‐appointed October 23, 2025 for a three‐year term ending October 31, 2028
- Member, Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee
- Civil Litigation Council
- Governor’s Council on Justice Reinvestment
- Official bio: Minnesota Judicial Branch – Jennifer L. Frisch Minnesota Judicial Branch