Clerk of Appellate Courts

The Clerk of Appellate Courts accepts filings for Supreme Court and Court of Appeals cases and provides parties with copies of court orders and opinions. All case filings should be sent to the Clerk’s Office, never to appellate judges directly. The Clerk’s Office notifies parties of any deficiencies in their filings and instructs them on how to make the necessary corrections.

Persons wishing to find out about the status of a case may call 651-296-2581 to obtain case information.

Obtaining Appellate Opinions Online

• current Supreme Court Opinions
• archived Supreme Court Opinions
• current Court of Appeals Opinions
• archived Court of Appeals Opinions

Resources for Filing an Appeal

Civil appellate filing requirements are governed by the Minnesota Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure. Criminal appellate filings are governed by specific provision of the Criminal Rules of Procedure and the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure.

To file an appeal persons should consult these resources:

• Minnesota Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure
• Appellate Forms
• Minnesota Rules of Criminal Procedure
• Approved Brief Binding Methods
• Court of Appeals Standards of Review: Read in html or PDF

Popular Forms:

• Taxation of Costs and Disbursements
• Satisfaction of Judgment
• Affidavit of Service By Mail Delivery
• Affidavit of Service by Personal Delivery

For Attorneys:

• Notice Regarding Oral Arguments in the Court of Appeals (dates unavailable for oral argument)

Unemployment Appeals

For persons who wish to appeal an administrative decision involving unemployment benefits and who do not have an attorney, the Court of Appeals has prepared a packet of instructions and forms:

• Unemployment Packet (Word DOC)
  Unemployment Packet (Adobe PDF)
• Spanish - Unemployment Packet with Instructions and Checklist (Word DOC)
  Spanish - Unemployment Packet with Instructions and Checklist (Adobe PDF)
• Hmong - Unemployment Packet with Instructions and Checklist (Word DOC)
  Hmong - Unemployment Packet with Instructions and Checklist (Adobe PDF)
• Somali - Unemployment Packet with Instructions and Checklist (Word DOC)
  Somali - Unemployment Packet with Instructions and Checklist (Adobe PDF)

Supreme Court Filing Fees

• Notice of Appeal/Petition for Writ of Cert. - $500
• Petition for Further Review - $500
• Petition for Rehearing - $100
• Petition for Accelerated Review - $100
• Extraordinary Writs (mandamus/prohibition) - $500

Court of Appeals Filing Fees

• Notice of Appeal/Petition for Writ of Certiorari - $500
• Notice of Review - $100
• Extraordinary Writs (mandamus/prohibition) - $500
• Petition for Discretionary Review - $500

For more information, contact:

Clerk of Appellate Courts

305 Minnesota Judicial Center
25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 296-2581
Email the Clerk of Appellate Court
Counter Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays