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Minnesota
Current Judges
Michael L. Kirk
Michael L. Kirk
Minnesota Court of Appeals
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Appointed 2012
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Judicial record
1187 opinions
where Michael L. Kirk sat on the panel,
spanning 2014–2026.
406
Majority authored
771
Joined majority
4
Concurrences
6
Dissents
By disposition
Affirmed
907
Reversed
154
Mixed
106
Other
12
Remanded
4
Denied
2
Dismissed
1
Vacated
1
Panel votes per year
How Michael L. Kirk's panel-seat count has shifted year by year.
Overlaid with Heidi S. Schellhas for comparison
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2026
2014: 95 votes — Michael L. Kirk
2015: 194 votes — Michael L. Kirk
2016: 188 votes — Michael L. Kirk
2017: 169 votes — Michael L. Kirk
2018: 135 votes — Michael L. Kirk
2019: 62 votes — Michael L. Kirk
2020: 31 votes — Michael L. Kirk
2021: 30 votes — Michael L. Kirk
2022: 62 votes — Michael L. Kirk
2023: 54 votes — Michael L. Kirk
2024: 79 votes — Michael L. Kirk
2025: 50 votes — Michael L. Kirk
2026: 38 votes — Michael L. Kirk
2008: 2 votes — Heidi S. Schellhas
2009: 5 votes — Heidi S. Schellhas
2010: 5 votes — Heidi S. Schellhas
2011: 2 votes — Heidi S. Schellhas
2014: 112 votes — Heidi S. Schellhas
2015: 195 votes — Heidi S. Schellhas
2016: 178 votes — Heidi S. Schellhas
2017: 162 votes — Heidi S. Schellhas
2018: 174 votes — Heidi S. Schellhas
2019: 108 votes — Heidi S. Schellhas
2020: 21 votes — Heidi S. Schellhas
Michael L. Kirk
Heidi S. Schellhas
Most-frequent co-panelists
Judges who appeared on the same opinions. aligned = same bucket (both majority, both dissent); partial = concurred in result but wrote separately; split = the meaningful disagreement (majority vs dissent).
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Michael L. Kirk sat on the panel.
Docket
Court
Filed
Disposition
Case
A25-1681
Minn. Ct. App.
2026-09-08
Affirmed
State of Minnesota v. John Lee Edmondson
A26-0209
Minn. Ct. App.
2026-08-24
Affirmed
Michael Nikiforakis v. Twin Cities Motorcycles, LLC, Department of Employment a…
A25-2045
Minn. Ct. App.
2026-08-24
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded
Joseph T. Green v. State National Insurance Company, Inc., et al
A25-1793
Minn. Ct. App.
2026-08-24
Affirmed
State of Minnesota v. Cristian Joel Mungia Figueroa
A25-1540
Minn. Ct. App.
2026-08-24
Affirmed
State of Minnesota v. Richard Charles Graves
A25-1806
Minn. Ct. App.
2026-08-10
Affirmed
In re the Marriage of: Corey Andrew Stern v. Rachel Ruth Stern
A25-1521
Minn. Ct. App.
2026-08-10
Affirmed
In re the Marriage of: Stefanie R. Varga v. Michael E. Kangas
A25-1693
Minn. Ct. App.
2026-07-13
Affirmed
USS Big Lake 1 LLC, et al v. Northern States Power Company DBA Xcel Energy
A25-1678
Minn. Ct. App.
2026-07-13
Reversed and remanded
In the Matter of a Petition for Clarification or Amendment of Appropriate Unit
A25-1268
Minn. Ct. App.
2026-07-06
Affirmed
State of Minnesota v. Jorge Luis Sandoval
A25-1699
Minn. Ct. App.
2026-06-29
Affirmed
State of Minnesota v. Richard Vinje Rean
A25-1474
Minn. Ct. App.
2026-06-22
Affirmed
In Re the Custody of L.B.O.; Bibi Whited, et al v. Kenzie Quinn, Tyler Ohman, R…
A25-0785
Minn. Ct. App.
2026-05-26
Reversed
State of Minnesota v. Terry Izeal Heggs
A25-1264
Minn. Ct. App.
2026-04-27
Affirmed
State of Minnesota v. Bruce Alvin Thompson
A25-0552
Minn. Ct. App.
2026-03-30
Affirmed
In re the Estate of Jacob A Alderink, Deceased