Michael James Davis (born July 21, 1947) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
Michael James Davis
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Born 1947 in Cincinnati, OH
FJC ID: 579
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 2/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 3/year
Minnesota District Court · 1994–
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- African American
Prior employment
Adjunct professor · 1982–2013
Judge · 1984–1994- Minnesota Institute of Legal EducationInstructor · 1991–1992
- Hennepin County [Minnesota] Municipal CourtJudge · 1983–1984
- Hennepin County [Minnesota] Public Defender's OfficeAttorney · 1978–1983
- Minneapolis [Minnesota] Civil Rights CommissionAttorney/commissioner · 1977–1982
- William Mitchell School of LawInstructor · 1977–1981
- Legal Rights CenterAttorney · 1975–1978
- Neighborhood Justice Center, Inc.Criminal defense lawyer · 1974
- Legal Rights CenterLaw clerk · 1971–1973
- U.S. Social Security Administration, Baltimore, MarylandAttorney · 1973
Appointments
- 1994–2015 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Education
- J.D. · 1972
- Macalester CollegeB.A. · 1969