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Michael James Davis
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Senior status since August 1, 2015.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Nominated
- November 19, 1993
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- March 3, 1994
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), March 23, 1994
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- March 25, 1994
- Commissioned
- March 28, 1994
- Senior status
- Since August 1, 2015
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1947, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- 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
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