Minnesota Court of Appeals

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Court
gptkbp:affiliation Yes, after term ends
gptkbp:appeal gptkb:District_Courts
Civil and criminal cases
Filing a notice of appeal
Electronic filing available
60 days from decision
Final unless further appealed
Interlocutory and final appeals
gptkbp:caseOutcome Can set important legal standards.
gptkbp:caseTypes Family law, criminal law, civil law
Affirm,_reverse,_remand
gptkbp:collaborations Works with other courts
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Matthew_E._Johnson
gptkbp:communityOutreach Programs to educate public
gptkbp:court Regularly scheduled
Part of Minnesota Judicial Branch
Yes, constitutionally protected
Adheres_to_Minnesota_Rules_of_Civil_Appellate_Procedure
gptkbp:decidedBy Published and unpublished opinions
gptkbp:established 1983
gptkbp:filingCountry Yes, required
gptkbp:function Review decisions of lower courts
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Minnesota_Statutes
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:St._Paul,_Minnesota
gptkbp:historicalEvent Established_to_alleviate_Supreme_Court_workload
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First intermediate appellate court in Minnesota
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Minnesota Court of Appeals
gptkbp:isPublishedIn Yes, in the official reports
gptkbp:judges Governor appoints judges
Administrative agency decisions
Varied among judges
Efforts to increase diversity among judges
De novo review
Broad,_includes_various_legal_issues
Subject_to_the_Code_of_Judicial_Conduct
gptkbp:jurisdiction State of Minnesota
gptkbp:legalStatus Parties may have attorneys
Judges conduct legal research for decisions
Yes, held in public
Influential_in_Minnesota_law
gptkbp:length 6 years
gptkbp:location gptkb:Minnesota
gptkbp:missions Continuing education required
gptkbp:notableFeature Available on website
Managed by court staff
Panel of judges reviews cases
Several landmark decisions
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 16
gptkbp:precedent Binding on lower courts
gptkbp:publicAccess Yes, to court records
gptkbp:publications Annual reports available
gptkbp:publicSpeaking Occasionally held for significant cases
gptkbp:recordings Transcripts_and_documents
gptkbp:relatedPatent Thousands of cases annually
gptkbp:specialization No specific specialization
gptkbp:type Intermediate appellate court
gptkbp:website www.leg.state.mn.us/courts