sɪkˈoːɹski ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ɐ bˈætʃəlɚɹ ʌv ˈɑːɹts dᵻɡɹˈiː, sˈʌmə kʊmlˈaʊdi fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ænd ɐ dʒˈʊɹɹɪs dˈɑːktɚ fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə lˈɔː skˈuːl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː; hiː wʌz ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd tə ðə mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə bˈɑːɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː ænd kəmˈɛnst pɹˈæktɪs ɪn stˈɪlwɔːɾɚ.
Sikorski graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota in 1970 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1973; he was admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1973 and commenced practice in Stillwater.