Jennifer Frisch

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.

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, coaching and judging 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. She filled the vacancy created by Kathleen R. Gearin, who retired. 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 submitted by a merit selection panel to the Governor to fill a vacancy on the Court of Appeals. On April 1, 2020, Governor Tim Walz announced the appointment of Frisch to the Minnesota Court of Appeals to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Edward Cleary. She took office on May 4, 2020.