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Jennifer Frisch
2020 - Present
2029
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Jennifer Frisch is a judge for District 10 of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. She assumed office on May 1, 2020. Her current term ends on January 2, 2029.
Frisch ran for re-election for the District 10 judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Frisch was appointed to the court by Gov. Tim Walz (D) on April 1, 2020, to replace Edward J. Cleary. Frisch assumed office after Cleary retired on April 30, 2020.[1]
Gov. Walz appointed Frisch as chief judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals on January 1, 2025, to serve the remainder of the term of Susan Segal until October 31, 2025.[2]
Prior to her appointment to the court of appeals, Frisch was a judge for the Second Judicial District in Minnesota, stationed in Ramsey County. She was appointed by Democratic Governor Mark Dayton on November 22, 2013, to replace Judge Kathleen Gearin.[3]
Biography
Frisch received a B.A. from Macalester College in 1992 and a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1995. She was an attorney at Kelly & Berens, P.A. from 1995 to 2002 and was senior associate general counsel for the University of Minnesota from 2003 to 2014.[4]
Elections
2022
See also: Minnesota intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Minnesota Court of Appeals District 10
Incumbent Jennifer Frisch won election in the general election for Minnesota Court of Appeals District 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jennifer Frisch (Nonpartisan) | 99.2 | 1,335,066 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 11,265 | ||
| Total votes: 1,346,331 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jennifer Frisch advanced from the primary for Minnesota Court of Appeals District 10.
Campaign finance
2016
Minnesota held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election occurred on August 9, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 31, 2016.[5] Jennifer Frisch ran unopposed in the Minnesota 2nd District, Position 10 general election.[6]
| Minnesota 2nd District, Position 10, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jennifer Frisch (unopposed) |
100.00% | 130,892 |
| Total Votes | 130,892 | |
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Unofficial Results Tuesday, November 8, 2016: Results for All Judicial Races," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
Judges of the Minnesota District Courts are all chosen in nonpartisan elections to serve six-year terms. Candidates compete in primaries, from which the top two contestants advance to the general election. Sitting judges must run for re-election if they wish to serve additional terms. While party affiliation is not designated on the ballot, incumbency is. Sitting judges who reach the age of 70 while in office are allowed to serve until the last day of their birthday month.[7]
The chief judge of each district court is selected by peer vote for a two-year term.[7]
Judges of all courts are required to be "learned in the law" and under 70 years old.[7][8]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jennifer Frisch did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Star Tribune, "Ramsey County judge, former University of Minnesota lawyer is appointed to appeals court," April 2, 2020
- ↑ Office of Governor Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, "Governor Walz Designates Jennifer Frisch as Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals," November 26, 2024
- ↑ TwinCities.com, "Jennifer Frisch named Ramsey County judge," November 22, 2013
- ↑ Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Judge Jennifer L. Frisch," accessed June 6, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 Election Dates," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 State General Election Candidate Filings: Judicial Offices," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Minnesota," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Office of the Revisor of Statutes, "2006 Minnesota Statutes," accessed July 30, 2014
Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Minnesota • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Minnesota
State courts:
Minnesota Supreme Court • Minnesota Court of Appeals • Minnesota District Courts • Minnesota Problem-Solving Courts • Minnesota Tax Court • Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals
State resources:
Courts in Minnesota • Minnesota judicial elections • Judicial selection in Minnesota
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