Sheriff addresses judges

– Photo by John Meiu


Members of the Association of Black Judges of Michigan (ABJM) gathered for a meeting on Monday, Dec. 7, at the Hotel St. Regis in Detroit featuring Southfield Police Chief Eric Hawkins (seated, center) as guest speaker.  Happy to welcome Hawkins to the meeting were (seated, left to right) Oakland County 46th District Court Judge Debra Nance and Wayne County 36th District Court Judge Demetria Brue, ABJM president; along with (standing, left to right) Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Craig Strong, Administrative Law Judge Michaell Crews, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Katherine Hansen, Wayne County Probate Court Judge Terrance Keith, Oakland County 46th District Court Judge Cynthia Arvant, Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Denise Langford Morris, and Administrative Law Judge Samir Hanna.  Hawkins joined the Southfield Police Department in 1990, starting as a police cadet and appointed as a sworn police officer in 1991. He was formally appointed as police chief in October of 2012.  Hawkins earned a law degree from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University, a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration from Central Michigan University, and an Associate’s in Business Administration from Oakland Community College.  He is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Academy, Eastern Michigan University’s School of Police Staff and Command, the FBI Command Institute for Police Executives, and Central Michigan University’s Law Enforcement and School Liaison Program Institute.

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