Education
Bachelor, Macalester College, 1969; Juris Doctor, University of Minnesota, 1972.
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Michael J. Davis
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Law clerk, Legal Rights Center, 1971-1973;
attorney, Legal Rights Center, 1975-1978;
with Office General Counsel, Department Health, Edition and Welfare, Social Security Administration, Baltimore, 1973;
criminal defense attorney, Neighborhood Justice Center, 1974;
attorney, commissioner, Minneapolis Civil Rights Commission, 1977-1982;
public defender, Hennepin County, 1978-1983;
judge, Hennepin County Municipal Court, 1983-1984;
judge, Hennepin County District Court (4th judicial district), 1984-1994;
judge, United States District Court Minnesota, St. Paul, since 1994. Constitutional law instructor Antioch Minneapolis Community College, 1974. Criminal defense trial practice instructor National Lawyer's Guild, 1977.
Trial practice instructor WilliamMitchell College Law, 1977-1981, Bemidji Trial Advocacy Course, 1992, 93. Adjunct Professor University of Minnesota Law School, since 1982, Hubert H. Humphrey School Public Affairs, 1990. Instructor Minnesota Institute Legal Education, since 1990, lecturer Civil Trial Practice Institute, 1991-1992.
Lecturer Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, 1991, 92.
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Member American Bar Association, National Bar Association, Minnesota Minority Lawyers Association, American Inns. of Court, Federal Bar Association, Federal Judges Association, Hennepin County Bar Association, Minnesota State Bar Association, Minnesota Lawyers International Human Rights Committee (past member board directors), International Academy Trial Judges, National Association for Public Interest Law Fellowships for Equal Justice (board directors), 8th Circuit Jury Instruction Committee, United States Association Constitutional Law.
