C. Michael Davis at a glance
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- Court of Appeals Justice
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- Texas · State
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C. Michael Davis
Court of Appeals Justice · Texas 12th Court of Appeals
Biography
Professional career
- Michael Davis serves as a Justice on the Twelfth Court of Appeals in Texas, appointed by Governor Greg Abbott in November 2025
- judge of the 369th Judicial District Court — 2017–2025
- Michael Davis is a judge on the Seventeenth Circuit Court in Florida, appointed on April 3, 2020, by Governor Ron DeSantis
- county judge in Broward County, appointed in 2016 by Governor Rick Scott
- Law clerk, criminal defense lawyer, and civil rights attorney before becoming a judge in Hennepin County Municipal Court (1983–1984) and the Fourth Judicial District of Minnesota (1984–1994) prior to his federal appointment
- Michael James Davis is a senior United States district judge for the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
- Before joining the bench, he worked as a senior assistant attorney general and as a senior child best interest attorney with the Florida Guardian Ad Litem Program
Education
- University of Minnesota Law School in — J.D. (1972)
- Macalester College in — B.A. (1969)
- Texas Tech University School of Law — J.D.
- Bachelor's degree from Stony Brook University
- Hofstra University — J.D.
Additional information
- There are multiple judges named Michael Davis, including a senior federal judge in Minnesota, a Texas Court of Appeals justice, and a Florida circuit court judge
- He grew up in Aurora, Illinois, and is the great-great-grandson of Nathan Hughes, an escaped slave who fought in the Union Army
- He has been active in the State Bar of Texas and local community organizations, including the Crisis Center of Anderson and Cherokee counties and the Palestine YMCA
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Filing requirements
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In Texas appellate courts, attorneys must electronically file civil and criminal documents, subject to a good-cause motion; self-represented parties may e-file but are not required to do so.
Attorneys in civil cases must electronically file documents. Attorneys in criminal cases must electronically file documents except for good cause shown in a motion filed in the appellate court.Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing
Texas 12th Court of Appeals
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Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster
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View Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster ↗Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing ↗Texas 12th Court of Appeals official directory
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