Background
Ahlen, Michael J. was born on September 16, 1943 in St. Louis. Son of Louis S. and Betty V. Ahlen.
Ahlen, Michael J. was born on September 16, 1943 in St. Louis. Son of Louis S. and Betty V. Ahlen.
Bachelor, Denison University, 1965. Juris Doctor, Vanderbilt University, 1968.
Deputy prosecuting attorney Grant County, Marion, Indiana, 1968-1970. Trial attorney United States Department Justice, Washington, 1970-1978, assistant chief criminal tax division, 1978-1981. From assistant to associate professor University North Dakota Law School, Grand Forks, 1981-1986, Rodney and Betty Webb professor law, 1996-2000.
Member judicial planning committee North Dakota Supreme Court, Bismarck, 1989-2000.
Member American Arbitration Association (member North Dakota committee), State Bar Association North Dakota (member alternate dispute resolution committee 1993-1996), Association American Trial Attorneys, North Dakota Association Trial Attorneys, North Dakota Supreme Courts Continuing Judicial Education Commission.
Married Mary Ann Ahlen, September 5, 1964 (deceased February 1982). Children: Theodore, Jennifer, John.