Michael James Davis
b. 1947 · Cincinnati, OH
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota | Judge | William J. Clinton (Democratic) | Mar 28, 1994 | — |
Education
- Macalester College, B.A., 1969
- University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 1972
Professional Career
Law clerk, Legal Rights Center, 1971-1973; Attorney, U.S. Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Maryland, 1973; Criminal defense lawyer, Neighborhood Justice Center, Inc., 1974; Attorney, Legal Rights Center, 1975-1978; Instructor, William Mitchell School of Law, 1977-1981; Attorney/commissioner, Minneapolis [Minnesota] Civil Rights Commission, 1977-1982; Attorney, Hennepin County [Minnesota] Public Defender's Office, 1978-1983; Adjunct professor, University of Minnesota Law School, 1982-2013; Judge, Hennepin County [Minnesota] Municipal Court, 1983-1984; Judge, Minnesota District Court, Fourth Judicial District, 1984-1994; Instructor, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1991-1992
Other Federal Judicial Service
- Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 1999-2006
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 263 opinions from 1994 to 2017
- Bierman v. Dayton 2017
- AT & T Services, Inc. v. Peterson 2016
- United States Securities & Exchange Commission v. Markusen 2015
- Finnegan v. SunTrust Mortgage 2015
- Bae Systems Land & Armaments L.P. v. Ibis Tek, LLC 2015
- Wolfchild v. Redwood County 2015
- United States v. Abdurahman 2015
- United States v. Farah 2015
- United States v. Ahmed 2015
- United States v. Omar 2015
- United States v. Musse 2015
- Wolfchild v. Redwood County 2015
- Whitley v. Standard Insurance 2015
- Newman v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. 2015
- Greene v. Dayton 2015
- Loeffler v. City of Anoka 2015
- Guddeck ex rel. Guddeck v. SmithKline Beecham Corp. 2014
- I.E.C. ex rel. J.R. v. Minneapolis Public Schools, Special School District No. 1 2014
- Streambend Properties III, LLC v. Sexton Lofts, LLC 2014
- Qwest Communications Co. v. Free Conferencing Corp. 2014
- Tomlinson v. J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. 2013
- Menzies Aviation, Inc. v. Wilcox 2013
- Kuduk v. BNSF Railway Co. 2013
- McCracken v. Carleton College 2013
- Johnsqn v. City of Blaine 2013
- I.E.C. ex rel J.R. v. Minneapolis Public Schools 2013
- Carlson v. City of Duluth 2013
- Hanson v. Mental Health Resources, Inc. 2013
- Carlson v. Ritchie 2013
- Holscher v. Mille Lacs County 2013
- McRunnel v. Batco Manufacturing 2013
- Kendall v. Twin Cities Iron Workers Pension Plan 2012
- United States v. R.J. Zavoral & Sons, Inc. 2012
- R.S. ex rel. S.S. v. Minnewaska Area School District No. 2149 2012
- Martin v. First Advantage Background Services Corp. 2012
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Product Fabricators, Inc. 2012
- Fishbaugher v. Astrue 2012
- Karnatcheva v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 2012
- Radtke v. Miscellaneous Drivers & Helpers Union Local 638 Health, Welfare, Eye & Dental Fund 2012
- American Steamship Co. v. Hallett Dock Co. 2012
- Tatone v. SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. 2012
- Moretti v. Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. 2012
- United States v. Mahamud 2012
- Mork v. Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc. 2012
- United States v. Ali 2011
- Monroe v. Astrue 2011
- Hillins v. Marketing Architects, Inc. 2011
- Peterson v. Seagate U.S. LLC 2011
- Capitol Records, Inc. v. Thomas-Rasset 2011
- Reed v. EnviroTech Remediation Services, Inc. 2011
- Larson v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 2011
- Stockton v. Northwest Airlines, Inc. 2011
- Thorkelson v. EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AM. 2011
- Cruz v. Lawson Software, Inc. 2011
- Chambers v. the Travelers Companies, Inc. 2011
- Thorkelson v. Publishing House of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 2011
- United Healthcare Insurance v. Sebelius 2011
- Bank of Montreal v. Avalon Capital Group, Inc. 2010
- DELGADO-O'NEIL v. City of Minneapolis 2010
- TEICHBERG v. Smith 2010
- GREAT WEST CAS. v. General Cas. Co. of Wisconsin 2010
- Warren E. Johnson Companies v. Unified Brand, Inc. 2010
- Martin v. ReliaStar Life Insurance 2010
- Daigle v. Ford Motor Co. 2010
- SIERRA CLUB NORTH STAR CHAPTER v. LaHood 2010
- Sierra Club North Star Chapter v. LaHood 2010
- United States v. Williams 2010
- Capitol Records, Inc. v. Thomas-Rasset 2010
- Burch v. Qwest Communications International, Inc. 2009
- Bartholomew v. Avalon Capital Group, Inc. 2009
- Cook v. United States Securities & Exchange Commission 2009
- Engeseth v. County of Isanti, Minn. 2009
- Mts Systems Corporation v. Hysitron Incorporated 2009
- 3M Co. v. MOLDEX-METRIC, INC. 2009
- CHRIST'S HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH v. Ramsey County 2009
- BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, CITY OF BLUE EARTH v. Wisconsin Power and Light Co. 2009
- MAHNOMEN COUNTY, MINN. v. Bureau of Indian Affairs 2009
- White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians v. County of Mahnomen 2009
- Clergy Financial, LLC v. Clergy Financial Services, Inc. 2009
- Wold v. Dell Financial Services, L.P. 2009
- Finke v. Hunter's View, Ltd. 2009
- Capitol Records, Inc. v. Thomas 2008
- McCollins v. Bayer Corp. 2008
- Farmers Insurance Exchange v. Hallaway 2008
- Gilman v. Schwan's Home Service, Inc. 2008
- Coyne's & Co., Inc. v. ENESCO, LLC 2008
- Froelich v. Astrue 2008
- Schmelzle Ex Rel. Schmelzle v. Alza Corp. 2008
- Mts Systems Corp. v. Hysitron, Inc. 2008
- Sherbrooke v. City of Pelican Rapids 2008
- M.M. Silta, Inc. v. Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. 2008
- Young v. Diversified Consultants, Inc. 2008
- Card Technology Corp. v. DataCard Inc. 2008
- Sturm-Sandstrom v. County of Cook 2008
- 3M Co. v. Moldex-Metric, Inc. 2008
- Toro Co. v. INGERSOLL-RAND CO., LTD. 2008
- Sorenson v. Sorenson 2008
- Bryant v. Department of the Army 2008
- Animal Protection Institute v. Holsten 2008
- Zheng Liu v. Chertoff 2008