Jennifer Frisch
{{short description|American judge from Minnesota}}
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| office = Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals
| term_start = May 4, 2020
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| appointer = Tim Walz
| predecessor = Edward Cleary
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| office1 = Judge of the Second Judicial District of Minnesota
| term_start1 = November 22, 2013
| term_end1 = May 4, 2020
| appointer1 = Mark Dayton
| predecessor1 = Kathleen R. Gearin
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| education = Macalester College (BA)
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Jennifer L. Frisch is an American lawyer from Minnesota who is a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
Education
Frisch earned her Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Macalester College and her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School.{{Cite press release |title=Governor Walz Appoints the Honorable Jennifer Frisch to the Minnesota Court of Appeals |date=April 1, 2020 |url=https://mn.gov/governor/administration/judicialappointments/judicialnews.jsp?id=1055-426251 |access-date=May 18, 2020}}
Legal and academic career
Frisch served as Senior Associate General Counsel at the University of Minnesota, where she represented the university as trial and appellate counsel in state and federal courts. She teaches legal writing and moot court at the University of Minnesota Law School, coaches and judges collegiate and high school mock trial, and teaches English language learner classes at Neighborhood House.
State court service
On November 22, 2013, Governor Mark Dayton appointed Frisch to be a District Judge for the Second Judicial District in Ramsey County, Minnesota.{{Cite web |title=Jennifer Frisch named Ramsey County judge |url=https://www.twincities.com/2013/11/21/jennifer-frisch-named-ramsey-county-judge/ |date=November 21, 2013 |website=Twin Cities |language=en-US |access-date=May 18, 2020}} She filled the vacancy created by Kathleen R. Gearin, who retired.{{Cite press release |title=Governor Dayton Appoints Jennifer L. Frisch to Fill Second Judicial District Vacancy |date=November 22, 2013 |url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/docs/2018/other/181224/governor/newsroom/indexcb0b.htm |access-date=May 18, 2020}} She won election in 2016. During her time on the court she served as assistant chief judge for Ramsey County District Court.
Minnesota Court of Appeals service
In March 2020, Frisch was one of three candidates a merit selection panel submitted to the governor to fill a vacancy on the Court of Appeals.{{Cite press release |title=Panel Recommends Court of Appeals Candidates |date=March 30, 2020 |url=https://mn.gov/governor/news/?id=1055-425706 |access-date=May 18, 2020}} On April 1, 2020, Governor Tim Walz announced Frisch's appointment to the Minnesota Court of Appeals to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Edward Cleary. She took office on May 4, 2020.{{Cite web |title=Judge Jennifer L. Frisch |url=http://mncourts.gov/About-The-Courts/Overview/JudicialDirectory/Bio.aspx?id=84 |website=mncourts.gov |access-date=2020-05-18}}
References
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External links
- {{Ballotpedia|Jennifer_Frisch|Jennifer Frisch}}
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Category:20th-century American lawyers
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Category:American women judges
Category:20th-century American women lawyers
Category:Macalester College alumni
Category:Minnesota Court of Appeals judges
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Category:University of Minnesota Law School alumni
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