Judge Michael Sovis

Dakota County Courthouse
Phone: (651) 438-8100

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed June 1, 1988 by Governor Rudy Perpich. Elected 1990, 1996, 2002 and 2008. His current term expires in January 2015.

Education:

Hamline University School of Law/Midwestern School of Law (J.D. cum laude 1975); University of Minnesota (M.A.. 1972, B.A. 1971).

Employment:

Private Practice (1975-88), specializing in civil and criminal trial work.

Professional Memberships:

American (1975-present), Minnesota State (1975-96), First District (1975-present), and Dakota County (1975-present, Former President and Member, Board of Trustees) Bar Associations; American Arbitration Association (1978-present); Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association (1975-present); Sigma Chi Fraternity.

Professional Activities:

Adjunct Professor, Minnesota Methods of Practice, Hamline University School of Law (1982-88).