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Initially, the court was not within any existing judicial circuit, and appeals from the court were taken directly to the United States Supreme Court. In 1837, Congress created the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, placing it in Chicago, Illinois and giving it jurisdiction over the District of Illinois, 5 Stat. 176. [5]
Christopher Paul Yates is an American judge in the state of Michigan.He has served as both a trial-level and appellate judge.He was one of Michigan's first business court judges, serving in that role for ten years, and later developing a national presence and influence as a business court judge.
Ginger Lerner-Wren (born 29 July, 1959) is an American county judge and author.She is renowned for her advocacy in mental health law and criminal justice reform. [1] [2] Lerner-Wren also serves as an adjunct professor at Nova Southeastern University, as part of its Criminal Justice Institute.
As of 2023, there are 57 judicial circuits that are set by the legislature. [1] [2] The number of judges in each circuit is set by the legislature. [2]Since Michigan has 83 counties, some circuit courts cover several counties; judges elected in multi-county circuits must travel from one county to another to hold court.
All four districts have offices in these locations, but the 2nd District in Troy does not have a courtroom. Due to the geographic size of the 4th District, the court will, on occasion, schedule a panel to hear cases in a northern Michigan city (such as Marquette, Petoskey, or Traverse City), for the convenience of the parties. [1]
From 2006 to 2009, Cassel served as an assistant state attorney in the 17th Circuit State Attorney's Office. From 2010 to 2013, she was an associate at Berk, Merchant, & Sims. She then worked as a senior associate at an insurance defense firm from 2012 to 2014. It was at this time that she met her husband and law partner, Michael.
Michael J Satz is an American attorney and politician in the State of Florida, who served as State Attorney for Florida's 17th judicial circuit, covering Broward County from 1976 to 2021. Satz achieved notability in 2022, as lead prosecutor for the trial of the gunman in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting .
Scherer graduated from Florida State University with a B.A. in English and received a J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law. [6] She is the daughter of William R. Scherer, a private attorney who was part of the legal team representing George W. Bush during the 2000 United States presidential election recount in Florida. [3]