Background
McFarland, Douglas Dale was born on July 18, 1946 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Douglas Dale and Joy Cecelia McFarland.
McFarland, Douglas Dale was born on July 18, 1946 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Douglas Dale and Joy Cecelia McFarland.
Bachelor, Macalester College, 1968; Juris Doctor, New York University, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1983.
Associate, Dorsey & Whitney, Minneapolis, 1971-1974;
professor, Hamline U., St. Paul, 1974-1984, 86-. Assistant to president University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1984. Administrative assistant to chief justice Supreme Court United States, Washington, 1984-1986.
Member education appeal board unites states department Education, Washington, 1987-1992. Arbitrator National Association Securities Dealers, Chicago, since 1987, American Arbitration Association, since 1988. Referee Hennepin County Conciliation Court, Minneapolis, since 1977.
Member Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure, St. Paul, since 1983. Lecturer Bar Review Course, Minnesota, Michigan, Pennsylvania, 1980-1987.
Special assistant Hennepin County Attorneys Office, Minneapolis, 1977. Candidate for Minnesota House of Representatives, Golden Valley, 1976, for United States Senate from Minnesota, 1993, for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1994. Member Federal Bar Association, Minnesota State Bar Association, Hennepin County Bar Association Beta Kappa.
Married Mary Elisabeth Getting, April 28, 1973. Children: Amy, Stuart, Kathryn, Wesley.