Chief Judge Michael D. Fritz

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed Feb. 19, 2014, by Governor Mark Dayton. Elected in 2016 and 2022. Current term expires Jan. 2029.

Education:

J.D., University of North Dakota School of Law 1990-1993
University of Oslo School of Law, Oslo, Norway 1991
B.S., St. John’s University 1984-1988

Employment:

  • Becker County Attorney 2007-2014
  • Assistant Becker County Attorney 1993-2007
  • Partner; Hummel, Sinclair, Evans, Hunt, Heisler and Fritz, P.A. 1993-2001

Professional and Community Activities:

Current professional memberships:

  • Minnesota District Judges Association

Past professional memberships:

  • Clay County Law Library
  • Former MN County Attorneys Association
  • MN District Judges Association, Director
  • American Judges Association
  • Minnesota Bar Association
  • White Earth, Becker, Mahnomen, Clearwater Public Safety Committee
  • Former member, Becker County Child Abuse Prevention Council (KARE Council)
  • Past president, Becker County Bar Association
  • Becker County Weapons and Gangs Task Force
  • Becker County Child Abuse Prevention Council
  • Clay-Becker County Drug Court
  • Becker County Multi-Disciplinary Child Protection Team
  • Becker County Children’s Justice Initiative Team
  • Anishinaabe Sexual Assault Response Team
  • Detroit Mountain Ambassador
  • Kiwanis, board member
  • Detroit Country Club Board of Directors
  • Minnesota High School Mock Trial Judge
  • St. Mary’s Hospital Board of Directors
  • St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation
  • Lakes Crisis and Resource Center – Board of Directors

Additional Information:

Named “Minnesota Super Lawyers Rising Star – Criminal Prosecution”
          Minnesota Law and Politics Dec/Jan 2005, No. 149