Judge Lucinda E. Jesson

Minnesota Judicial Center
Court of Appeals
(651) 297-7650

Judge Lucinda E. Jesson

Appointed/Elected: 

Appointed Jan. 4, 2016, by Governor Mark Dayton. Elected in 2018. Current term expires Jan. 2025.


Education:

Juris Doctor, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Bachelor of Arts, University of Arkansas

 

Past Employment:

  • Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human Services
  • Associate Professor of Law and Director of Health Law Institute, Hamline University
  • Chief Deputy County Attorney, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office
  • Deputy Attorney General, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
  • Partner; Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly, LLP (now Fox Rothschild)
  • Shareholder, Jesson & Pust PA 

Professional and Community Activities:

  • Minnesota Judicial Council
  • Chair, Board of Directors, Lutheran Social Services
  • Board of Directors, Interfaith Action of Greater St. Paul
  • Governing Council, Minnesota State Bar Association's Appellate Law Section
  • Board of Elders, Central Presbyterian Church
  • Tutor, Reading Partners