Michigan Supreme Court appoints judges
The Michigan Supreme Court has appointed a number of chief judges to courts across the state for terms that begin immediately and end Dec. 31, 2015.
• Judge Roy Hayes III has been appointed chief judge of the 33rd Circuit Court.
• Judge Ward Clarkson has been appointed chief judge of the 35th Circuit Court.
• Judge Kathleen Brickley has been appointed chief judge of the 36th Circuit Court, the 7th District Court and the Van Buren County Probate Court.
• Judge Margaret Noe has been appointed chief judge of the 2A District Court.
• Judge Gregory Clifton has been appointed chief judge of the 25th District Court.
• Judge Daniel Palmer has been appointed chief judge of the 32A District Court.
The Michigan Supreme Court has appointed the Hon. John Donahue as business court judge in Berrien County. The appointment is effective immediately and will expire April 1, 2019.
Detroit pastor Sheffield acquitted in domestic violence case
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit pastor charged with misdemeanor domestic violence involving his estranged wife has been acquitted.
Court records show a Wayne County jury on Tuesday returned the not guilty verdict in the case of the Rev. Horace Sheffield III. He also was acquitted of interfering with a crime report.
The charges stemmed from a Jan. 10, 2014, incident at the home they shared in Detroit. Both said at the time that they were in the midst of a divorce.
Sheffield is pastor of New Destiny Christian Fellowship Church. In a statement, he says he was “portrayed as a physical abuser and even though the charge itself only alleged I removed a cellphone out of someone's hand.”
Sheffield last year unsuccessfully sought the U.S. House seat held by Congressman John Conyers.
Entrepreneurs invited to free Small Business Legal Academy Feb. 14
As a part of the 2015 Detroit Entrepreneur Week (DEW), a group of prominent law firms, legal departments and practitioners are coming together to present a free Small Business Legal Academy (SBLA Detroit) for Detroit area entrepreneurs and start-up businesses. The event will be held on Saturday, Feb. 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Wayne State University Law School.
SBLA Detroit will consist of a series of hands-on panels designed to provide practical legal information necessary for new business owners and entrepreneurs to take their businesses to the next level. The panelists will cover legal issues involving real estate, intellectual property, employment, food businesses, advertising, funding and social entrepreneurial and non-profit undertakings.
Advance registration is recommended at www.dew15.eventbrite.com. An agenda will be posted to the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/895941707093852/.
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