Nominations sought for judicial excellence award

The Michigan Judges Association (MJA) is accepting nominations for its Hilda Gage Judicial Excellence Award.

The award is named in honor of the late Judge Hilda Gage, who died in 2010 after serving almost three decades on the Michigan Court of Appeals and Oakland County Circuit Court bench. She was the first female president of MJA and the first female chairperson of the Judicial Tenure Commission.

In 2010, MJA created the award to recognize judicial excellence. Each year, the association recognizes a current or former judge who demonstrates:

• Competence in docket management and managing trials.
• Contributions to the profession.
• Contributions to legal scholarship.
• Contributions to the community.

The nominee must be a member in good standing of the MJA and must have served as a court of appeals or circuit court judge at some point in his/her career.

The nominations are evaluated by a blue-ribbon committee consisting of attorneys and both current and former judges.

The nomination package should include:

• Nomination form.
• Nominee’s curriculum vitae.
• Supporting letters or other information.

The deadline is July 20.

Nomination forms can be completed and submitted on line via the MJA website or submitted with the supporting information in one package.

The nomination package should be sent to: Judge Jon Hulsing, 20th Circuit Court, Ottawa County, 414 Washington Street, Suite 300, Grand Haven, 49417; or jhulsing@miottawa.org.

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