List of justices of the Michigan Supreme Court
Appearance
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Following is a list of justices of the Michigan Supreme Court.
Current justices
[edit]Justice | Service began | Current term expires | Mandatory retirement deadline | Appointing governor | Party affiliation | Law school attended |
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Elizabeth T. Clement (Chief Justice) | Nov. 17, 2017 | Jan. 1, 2027 | Jan. 1, 2051 | Rick Snyder (R)[a] | Republican | Michigan State |
Brian K. Zahra | Jan. 15, 2011 | Jan. 1, 2023 | Jan. 1, 2031 | Rick Snyder (R)[a] | Republican | Detroit Mercy |
David Viviano | Feb. 27, 2013 | Jan. 1, 2025 | Jan. 1, 2047 | Rick Snyder (R)[a] | Republican | Michigan |
Richard H. Bernstein | Jan. 1, 2015 | Jan. 1, 2023 | Jan. 1, 2049 | n/a | Democratic | Northwestern |
Megan Cavanagh | Jan. 1, 2019 | Jan. 1, 2027 | Jan. 1, 2043 | n/a | Democratic | Wayne State |
Elizabeth M. Welch | Jan. 1, 2021 | Jan. 1, 2029 | Jan. 1, 2045 | n/a | Democratic | Ohio State |
Kyra Harris Bolden | Jan 1, 2023 | Jan 1, 2025[b] | Jan 1, 2058 | Gretchen Whitmer (D) | Democratic | Detroit Mercy |
- ^ a b c Elected afterward in their own right.
- ^ Justice Bolden was appointed to replace retiring Justice Bridget Mary McCormack, whose term ends in 2029. Bolden will face election in 2024 to serve out the rest of McCormack's term
Chief justices
[edit]Michigan Territory
[edit]Statehood
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No. | Chief Justice | Tenure as Chief Justice | Tenure on Supreme Court |
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1 | William A. Fletcher | 1836–1842 | 1836–1842 |
2 | George Morell | 1842–1843 | 1836–1843 |
3 | Epaphroditus Ransom | 1843–1848 | 1837–1848 |
4 | Charles W. Whipple | 1848–1852 | 1839–1855 |
5 | Warner Wing | 1852–1854 | 1845–1856 |
6 | Sanford M. Green | 1855–1856 | 1848–1857 |
7 | Abner Pratt | 1856–1857 | 1850–1857 |
8 | George Martin | 1858–1867 | 1851–1867 |
9 | Thomas M. Cooley | 1868–1870 | 1864–1885 |
10 | James V. Campbell | 1870–1872 | 1858–1890 |
11 | Isaac P. Christiancy | 1872–1874 | January 1, 1858 – February 27, 1875 |
12 | Benjamin F. Graves | 1874–1876 | 1857, 1868–1883 |
13 | Thomas M. Cooley | 1876–1878 | 1864–1885 |
14 | James V. Campbell | 1878–1880 | 1858–1890 |
15 | Isaac Marston | 1880–1881 | 1875–1883 |
16 | Benjamin F. Graves | 1882–1883 | 1857, 1868–1883 |
17 | Thomas M. Cooley | 1884–1885 | 1864–1885 |
18 | James V. Campbell | 1885 | 1858–1890 |
19 | Allen B. Morse | 1885 | 1885–1891 |
20 | Thomas R. Sherwood | 1886–1889 | 1883–1889 |
21 | James V. Campbell | 1890 | 1858–1890 |
22 | John W. Champlin | 1890–1892 | 1884–1891 |
23 | John W. McGrath | 1892 | 1891–1895 |
24 | Frank A. Hooker | 1893 | 1893–1911 |
25 | John W. McGrath | 1894–1895 | 1891–1895 |
26 | Charles D. Long | 1895–1898 | 1888–1902 |
27 | Claudius B. Grant | 1898–1899 | 1890–1909 |
28 | Robert Morris Montgomery | 1900–1901 | 1892–1910 |
29 | Frank A. Hooker | 1902–1903 | 1893–1911 |
30 | Joseph B. Moore | 1904–1905 | 1896–1925 |
31 | Aaron V. McAlvay | 1907 | 1905–1915 |
32 | Claudius B. Grant | 1908 | 1890–1909 |
24 | Charles A. Blair | 1909 | 1905–1912 |
25 | John E. Bird | 1910 | 1910–1928 |
26 | Russell C. Ostrander | 1911 | 1905–1919 |
27 | Joseph B. Moore | 1912 | 1896–1925 |
28 | Joseph H. Steere | 1913 | 1911–1927 |
29 | Aaron V. McAlvay | 1914 | 1905–1915 |
30 | Flavius L. Brooke | 1915 | 1908–1921 |
31 | John W. Stone | 1916 | 1910–1924 |
32 | Franz C. Kuhn | 1917–1918 | 1917–1929 |
33 | John E. Bird | 1919 | 1910–1928 |
34 | Joseph B. Moore | 1920 | 1896–1925 |
35 | Joseph H. Steere | 1921 | 1911–1927 |
36 | Grant Fellows | 1922 | 1917–1929 |
37 | Howard Wiest | 1923 | 1921–1945 |
38 | George M. Clark | 1924 | 1919–1933 |
39 | John S. McDonald | 1925 | 1922–1933 |
40 | John E. Bird | 1926 | 1910–1928 |
41 | Nelson Sharpe | 1927 | 1919–1935 |
42 | Richard C. Flannigan | 1928 | 1927–1928 |
43 | Louis H. Fead | 1928 | 1928–1937 |
44 | Walter Harper North | 1929 | 1927–1952 |
45 | Henry M. Butzel | 1930–1931 | 1929–1955 |
46 | George M. Clark | 1932 | 1919–1933 |
47 | John S. McDonald | 1933 | 1922–1933 |
48 | Nelson Sharpe | 1934 | 1919–1935 |
49 | William W. Potter | 1935 | 1928–1940 |
50 | Walter Harper North | 1936 | 1927–1952 |
51 | Louis H. Fead | 1937 | 1928–1937 |
52 | Howard Wiest | 1938 | 1921–1945 |
53 | Henry M. Butzel | 1939 | 1929–1955 |
54 | George E. Bushnell | 1940 | 1934–1955 |
55 | Edward M. Sharpe | 1941 | 1934–1957 |
56 | Bert D. Chandler | 1942 | 1937–1943 |
57 | Emerson R. Boyles | 1943 | 1940–1956 |
58 | Walter Harper North | 1944 | 1927–1952 |
59 | Raymond Wesley Starr | 1945 | 1941–1946 |
60 | Henry M. Butzel | 1946 | 1929–1955 |
61 | Leland W. Carr | 1947 | 1941–1963 |
62 | George E. Bushnell | 1948 | 1934–1955 |
63 | Edward M. Sharpe | 1949 | 1934–1957 |
64 | Emerson R. Boyles | 1950 | 1940–1956 |
65 | Neil E. Reid | 1951 | 1944–1956 |
66 | Clark J. Adams | 1952 | 1952–1953 |
67 | John R. Dethmers | 1953 | 1946–1970 |
68 | Henry M. Butzel | 1954 | 1929–1955 |
69 | Leland W. Carr | 1955 | 1941–1963 |
70 | John R. Dethmers | 1956–1962 | 1946–1970 |
71 | Leland W. Carr | 1962–1963 | 1941–1963 |
72 | Thomas M. Kavanagh | 1964–1967 | January 1, 1958 – April 19, 1975 |
73 | John R. Dethmers | 1967–1969 | 1946–1970 |
74 | Thomas E. Brennan | 1969–1971 | January 1, 1967 – December 31, 1973 |
75 | Thomas M. Kavanagh | 1971–1974 | January 1, 1958 – April 19, 1975 |
76 | Thomas G. Kavanagh | 1975–1979 | January 1, 1969 – December 31, 1984 |
77 | Mary S. Coleman | 1979–1982 | January 1, 1973 – December 24, 1982 |
78 | John W. Fitzgerald | 1982 | January 7, 1974 – December 31, 1982 |
79 | G. Mennen Williams | 1983–1986 | January 1, 1971 – December 31, 1986 |
80 | Dorothy Comstock Riley | 1987–1991 | December 9, 1982 – February 16, 1983 and January 1, 1985 – September 1, 1997 |
81 | Michael F. Cavanagh | 1991–94 | January 1, 1983 – December 31, 2014 |
82 | James H. Brickley | 1995–1996 | December 27, 1982 – October 1, 1999 |
83 | Conrad L. Mallett Jr. | 1997–1998 | December 21, 1990 – January 2, 1999 |
84 | Elizabeth A. Weaver | 1999–2000 | January 1, 1995 – August 26, 2010 |
85 | Maura D. Corrigan | 2001–2004 | January 1, 1999 – January 14, 2011 |
86 | Clifford W. Taylor | 2005–2008 | August 21, 1997 – December 31, 2008 |
87 | Marilyn J. Kelly | 2009–2010 | January 1, 1997 – December 31, 2012 |
88 | Robert P. Young Jr. | 2011–2017 | December 30, 1998 – April 17, 2017 |
89 | Stephen Markman | 2017–2019 | October 1, 1999 – December 31, 2020 |
90 | Bridget Mary McCormack | 2019–2022 | January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2022 |
91 | Elizabeth T. Clement | 2022– | November 17, 2017 – |
Former justices
[edit]References
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