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Court of Appeals

The Minnesota Court of Appeals provides the citizens of Minnesota with prompt and deliberate review of all final decisions of the trial courts, state agencies, and local governments. As the error-correcting court, the Court of Appeals handles most of the appeals, which allows the Minnesota Supreme Court to spend time resolving difficult constitutional and public policy cases.

Oral Arguments

Schedule of Oral Arguments

The Court of Appeals hears oral arguments on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings throughout the year, and occasionally on afternoons or other weekdays.   The 19-judge court hears each oral argument in a three-judge panel. 
 
Oral arguments may be scheduled for appeals where all parties have lawyers and where the lawyers request oral argument. At oral argument, the attorneys appear before the three-judge panel to explain their arguments and answer the judges’ questions. Learn more about the stages of an appeal.


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Room G25
Minnesota Judicial Center
25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155

(651) 297-7651

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