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Leonard began his legal career as a clerk for Genesee County's chief probate judge, Jennie Barkey. [26] Judge Barkey created Michigan's first mental health treatment court, a diversionary program intended to keep people with mental illnesses out of the criminal justice system and focus the mental health system more on prevention than on ...
In 1833, all the county courts in all counties in the territory of Michigan except Wayne were abolished and replaced by one circuit court of the territory of Michigan. [2] In 1836, the state was divided into 3 circuits. The 1850 Michigan Constitution made the office of circuit court judges elected officials and set the term of office to six (6 ...
Planned events include a candidate forum for Ottawa County Probate Judge on Thursday, Sept. 12, a forum for several seats in the Michigan State House on Sept. 16, and a meet-and-greet for a ...
Susan Sniegowski: [73] First female judge in Mason County and Lake County, Michigan (2014). She was also the first female to serve as the Prosecuting Attorney for Mason County, Michigan (2005). Patricia Costello (1950): [79] [80] First female judge in Monroe County, Michigan; Ruth Thompson (1924): [81] [82] First female lawyer in Muskegon ...
The judiciary of Michigan is defined under the Michigan Constitution, law, and regulations as part of the Government of Michigan.The court system consists of the Michigan Supreme Court, the Michigan Court of Appeals as the intermediate appellate court, the circuit courts and district courts as the two primary trial courts, and several administrative courts and specialized courts.
Three candidates ran for Division 9 Family Court judge in the 2024 election: Laura Russell, Zack McKee and Allison Spencer Russell. Kentucky polls close at 6 p.m. local time.
Judge Jason Cichowicz was elected to serve a six-year term as the county’s probate judge in 2018, presiding over a court that deals mainly with family law and juvenile proceedings.
The Michigan Supreme Court has designated the Berrien County Courts as a consolidation site for the merger of the District Court, Probate Court and Circuit Court into a single Trial Court. [ 13 ] The 6th District Court, which consisted of the cities of Benton Harbor and St. Joseph was merged into the 5th District Court in the 1970s to form a ...