Hon. Michael D. Trushenski

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</p><p><b>Michael Trushenski</b> is a judge of the <a href="/Minnesota_Fifth_Judicial_District" title="Minnesota Fifth Judicial District">Fifth Judicial District</a> in <a href="/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a>. He was appointed by Governor <a href="/Mark_Dayton" title="Mark Dayton">Mark Dayton</a> (D) on November 25, 2015. He filled the vacancy created by the retirement of <a href="/Robert_D._Walker" title="Robert D. Walker">Robert D. Walker</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-appoint_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-appoint-1">[1]</a></sup>
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<p>Trushenski received a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota-Duluth and a <a href="/J.D." class="mw-redirect" title="J.D.">J.D.</a> from the University of South Dakota School of Law.<sup id="cite_ref-appoint_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-appoint-1">[1]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2>
<p>Prior to joining the court, Trushenski was an assistant <a href="/Martin_County,_Minnesota_(Judicial)" title="Martin County, Minnesota (Judicial)">Martin County</a> attorney and an associate attorney at Viesselman &amp; Barke, P.A. He practiced family, bankruptcy, personal injury and probate law. He previously served as a law clerk at the <a href="/Minnesota_First_Judicial_District" title="Minnesota First Judicial District">First Judicial District</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-appoint_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-appoint-1">[1]</a></sup>
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