Background
Luce, Michael Leigh was born on March 2, 1952 in Mitchell, South Dakota, United States. Son of John Russell and Irene (Merkel) Luce.
Luce, Michael Leigh was born on March 2, 1952 in Mitchell, South Dakota, United States. Son of John Russell and Irene (Merkel) Luce.
Bachelor of Science, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakot, 1974. Juris Doctor, U. South Dakot, 1977.
Bar: South Dakot 1977, United States District Court South Dakot 1977, United States Court Appeals (8th circuit) 1979. Law clerk to Judge Fred J. Nichol, United States District Court South Dakot, Sioux Falls, 1977-1978. Associate Davenport Law Firm, Sioux Falls, 1978-1980, partner, since 1981.
Lead articles editor South Dakot Law Review, 1977.
Member American Bar Association, South Dakot Bar Association (commission on rules of evidence), American Trial Lawyers Association, American Board Trial Attorneys, South Dakot Trial Lawyers Association, National School.Bd. Association Counsel School Attorneys.
Married Mary Claire Goad, September 7, 1979. Children: Juliann Marie, Colin Thomas.