Michael James Davis
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Senior status. Born 1947.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Nov 19, 1993
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Mar 25, 1994
- Commissioned
- Mar 28, 1994
- Senior status
- Aug 1, 2015
Other federal judicial service
- Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 1999-2006
Education
- B.A., Macalester College, 1969
- J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, 1972
Career
- Law clerk, Legal Rights Center, 1971-1973
- Attorney, U.S. Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Maryland, 1973
- Criminal defense lawyer, Neighborhood Justice Center, Inc., 1974
- Attorney, Legal Rights Center, 1975-1978
- Instructor, William Mitchell School of Law, 1977-1981
- Attorney/commissioner, Minneapolis [Minnesota] Civil Rights Commission, 1977-1982
- Attorney, Hennepin County [Minnesota] Public Defender's Office, 1978-1983
- Adjunct professor, University of Minnesota Law School, 1982-2013
- Judge, Hennepin County [Minnesota] Municipal Court, 1983-1984
- Judge, Minnesota District Court, Fourth Judicial District, 1984-1994
- Instructor, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1991-1992
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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