Michael Freeman | |
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County Attorney of Hennepin County | |
In office January 3, 2007 – January 2, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Amy Klobuchar |
Succeeded by | Mary Moriarty |
In office January 7, 1991 – January 5, 1999 | |
Preceded by | Tom Johnson |
Succeeded by | Amy Klobuchar |
Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 40th district | |
In office January 4, 1983 – January 7, 1991 | |
Preceded by | John B. Keefe |
Succeeded by | Phil Riveness |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael Orville Freeman May 7, 1948 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 5 |
Parent(s) | Orville Freeman Jane Shields |
Alma mater | Rutgers University (BA) University of Minnesota (JD) |
Occupation | Attorney, politician |
Michael Orville Freeman (born May 7, 1948) is an American attorney and politician who served as the county attorney for Hennepin County from 1991 to 1999 and again from 2007 to 2023.[1] While in office, he was the official responsible overseeing several high-profile criminal cases of excessive police force, including several unlawful killings by law enforcement officers. Freeman filed criminal charges against Derek Chauvin and three other Minneapolis police officers responsible for the murder of George Floyd in 2020, before the Minnesota Attorney General's office took over the case.