The Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society has elected new officers and re-elected its Board of Directors.
Charles R. Rutherford has been elected President; he succeeds Wallace Riley, who served as President since the Society was founded in 1988. Carl W. Herstein, a partner with the law firm of Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn, has been elected Vice President. Lawrence P. Nolan, an attorney with Nolan Thomsen & Villas in Eaton Rapids was elected Secretary. John P. Jacobs of Jacobs & Diemer was elected Treasurer.
Seven directors were re-elected to a three-year term, expiring in April 2018. This list includes Judge Avern Cohn, John G. Fedynsky, Julie I. Fershtman, Frank Kelley, Mary Massaron, John W. Reed, and Janet K. Welch. Assistant U.S. Attorney Susan E. Gillooly was also welcomed to her first three-year term on the Board of Directors.
The Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society was founded in 1988 by Dorothy Comstock Riley during her term as Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. A nonprofit organization, the Society preserves documents, records, and memorabilia relating to the Michigan Supreme Court. It also produces publications, special events, and other projects to achieve its goals in education and restoration. The Society is online at www.micourthistory.org.
- Posted May 25, 2015
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