Judge
Michael L.
Kirk
Court of Appeals
Minnesota Judicial Center
Phone: (651) 297-7650
Appointed/Elected:
Court of Appeals
Appointed June 27, 2012, by Governor Mark Dayton.
Current term expires Jan. 2015.
District Court
Appointed December 1, 1989, by Governor Rudy Perpich.
Elected 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010.
Assistant Chief Judge, Seventh Judicial District, 2000 to 2005.
Chief Judge, Seventh Judicial District, 2005 to 2009.
Education:
J.D., cum laude, University of Minnesota Law School, 1975
B.A. in Economics, University of Minnesota, 1972
Employment:
Otter Tail County Attorney, 1978-1989
Williams and Nitz Law Firm, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, 1975-1978
Current Professional Associations and Committees:
Minnesota Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Criminal Procedure
Clay County Bar Association
Past Professional Associations and Committees:
Minnesota Judicial Council
Minnesota County Attorney’s Association (Director)
Otter Tail County Bar Association (President, 1978)
Minnesota Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Evidence
Minnesota Supreme Court Committee on Child Protection Procedures
Teaching Experience:
Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, Northland Community College
Business Law, Minnesota State University Moorhead
Bemidji Trial School, sponsored by the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, County Attorneys’ Association, and State Board of Public Defense (1986-2002)
New Judges Orientation, Criminal Trial issues, presented twice a year
Numerous CLEs and other presentations
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