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Jeanne M. Cochran

Appointed/Elected: 
  • Appointed Nov. 7, 2018, by Governor Mark Dayton. Current term expires Jan. 2021. 
Education: 
  • Juris Doctor degree, magna cum laude, University of Minnesota Law School 
  • Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, Dartmouth College
Past Employment: 
  • Administrative Law Judge, Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings (2012-2018) 
  • Assistant Attorney General, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office (2000-2012)
  • Legislative Analyst/Attorney, Minnesota House of Representatives, House Research Department (1998-2000)
  • Leonard, Street, and Deinard, Associate Attorney (1994-1998)
  • Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, Associate Attorney (1992-1994)
Professional and Community Activities:
  • Minnesota State Bar Association member; Public Utilities Section, past Chair and Executive Council member
  • YMCA Camp Widjiwagan Board of Directors, past member
  • Everybody Wins Minnesota, Reading Volunteer (2014-2016)
  • Moot court judge
Teaching: 
  • Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Administrative Law Externship Course (2015-2018)
Jeanne M. Cochran
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