Jessica A. Palmer-Denig
Chief Judge Palmer-Denig's Legal Assistants, Nichole Sletten, Samantha Cosgriff, and Cara Hunter, may be reached at (651) 361-7857, (651) 361-7845, and (651) 361-7970, or via email at nichole.sletten@state.mn.us, samantha.cosgriff@state.mn.us, and cara.hunter@state.mn.us.
Chief Judge Palmer-Denig was appointed to serve as the Chief Administrative Law Judge in December 2025. She was originally appointed as an Administrative Law Judge in 2016, and was serving as an Assistant Chief Administrative Law Judge at the time of her appointment as chief. Her term ends in June 2031.
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
600 North Robert Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
MAILING ADDRESS
PO Box 64620
St. Paul, MN 55164-0620
EDUCATION
J.D., Cum Laude & Order of the Coif, University of Wisconsin School of Law
B.A., University of Wisconsin - Madison
Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Adjunct Professor (2019-2022)
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Trial Attorney (2009-2016)
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, Law Clerk to the Honorable Donovan W. Frank (2008-2009)
Minnesota Office of the Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General (2003-2008)
Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Associate (2000-2003)
North Dakota Supreme Court, Law Clerk to the Honorable Mary Muehlen Maring (1999-2000)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Current
Qualified Neutral Rule 114 (Civil Facilitative/Hybrid and Civil Adjudicative/Evaluative Rosters)
Minnesota State Bar Association
Ramsey County Bar Association, Board of Directors
Ramsey County Bar Foundation, President, Board of Directors
Ramsey County Law Library Board of Trustrees
University of St. Thomas School of Law Mentor Externship Program
Minnesota Women Lawyers
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association - Minnesota Chapter
National Association of Women Judges
National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
State Bar of Wisconin
Past
St. Paul Mayor’s Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities
Conflict Resolution Center, Volunteer Mediator
Conflict Resolution Minnesota
