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Michael L. Kirk

Minnesota Court of Appeals · Appointed January 1, 2012

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Judicial record

377 opinions where Michael L. Kirk sat on the panel, spanning 2014–2026.

183 Majority authored
194 Joined majority

By court

  • Minn. Ct. App. 377

By disposition

  • Affirmed 281
  • Reversed 55
  • Mixed 31
  • Other 5
  • Remanded 2
  • Denied 1
  • Vacated 1
  • Dismissed 1

Panel votes per year

How Michael L. Kirk's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Francis J. Connolly for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 35 70 105 140 175 2008 2013 2018 2023 2026 2014: 58 votes — Michael L. Kirk 2015: 149 votes — Michael L. Kirk 2016: 131 votes — Michael L. Kirk 2017: 19 votes — Michael L. Kirk 2018: 1 vote — Michael L. Kirk 2023: 3 votes — Michael L. Kirk 2024: 11 votes — Michael L. Kirk 2026: 5 votes — Michael L. Kirk 2008: 2 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2009: 4 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2010: 5 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2011: 2 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2014: 79 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2015: 147 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2016: 169 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2017: 32 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2018: 1 vote — Francis J. Connolly 2019: 2 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2023: 9 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2024: 67 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2025: 21 votes — Francis J. Connolly 2026: 15 votes — Francis J. Connolly
  • Michael L. Kirk
  • Francis J. Connolly

Most-frequent co-panelists

Judges who appeared on the same opinions, ranked by overlap count. Click compare to overlay them on the chart above.

Recent opinions

15 most recent opinions where Michael L. Kirk sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
a250474 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-23 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Shain Alan Freeman
a250890 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-23 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Rebecca Lee Treptow
a250898 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-02-09 Reversed and remanded Linda A. Trampusch v. Truck Insurance Exchange
a250269 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-01-26 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Anthony Ralph Kodlowski
a250544 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-01-26 Affirmed Tamer K. Embaby, Relator v. Department of Treasury, Department of Employment an…
a240451 Minn. Ct. App. 2024-08-26 Reversed and remanded State of Minnesota v. Daniel Scott Nelson
a231514 Minn. Ct. App. 2024-06-17 We affirm Record of Decision for the Hamline Midway Library EAW
a231129 Minn. Ct. App. 2024-06-17 We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand State of Minnesota v. Crystal Ann Olson
a231353 Minn. Ct. App. 2024-06-17 We affirm State of Minnesota v. William Arthur Kalligher
a231661 Minn. Ct. App. 2024-06-17 We affirm Mohamed Shaaban Sultan, Relator v. City of St. Paul
a230810 Minn. Ct. App. 2024-05-13 Affirmed In the Matter of the Appeal of the Termination of Angela Gibson's lease under t…
a231142 Minn. Ct. App. 2024-05-13 We affirm In re the Marriage of: Sarah Mae DeVille v. Darren Lee Hickey
a231548 Minn. Ct. App. 2024-04-29 We affirm Jolene Luczak v. St. Mary's Medical Center
a230613 Minn. Ct. App. 2024-04-15 Reversed State of Minnesota v. John Tyrus Anderson
a230764 Minn. Ct. App. 2024-03-04 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Esais Joseph Menasi