Jessica Palmer-Denig

Jessica Palmer-Denig is an Adjunct Professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law and currently serves as an Administrative Law Judge at the Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings. Her legal practice spans bankruptcy, public utilities regulation, civil commitment, and employment law, with extensive experience in civil and administrative litigation.

• Current Roles: Administrative Law Judge (since 2016), Adjunct Professor (Mitchell Hamline School of Law)
• Legal Expertise: Administrative law, employment law, bankruptcy, civil litigation

Judge Palmer-Denig’s career includes prior positions as a trial attorney at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, assistant attorney general at the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, and associate at Dorsey & Whitney. She has completed judicial clerkships under U.S. District Court Judge Donovan W. Frank and North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Mary Muehlen Maring.

Professional Recognition: She is a Qualified Neutral under Rule 114 and has served on multiple legal and community boards, including the Ramsey County Bar Association and the St. Paul Mayor’s Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities.