Award Winner: Wayne County Judge aims to provide equal justice and access to everyone
Published: October 18, 2024
Patricia Perez Fresard, chief judge of the Third Judicial Circuit Court
of Michigan in Wayne County, will be presented with the Detroit Bar
Association’s Dennis Archer Public Service Award on November 14 at the
Detroit Yacht Club.
The coveted honor is named after former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer, a past president of the American Bar Association. As this year’s honoree, Chief Judge Fresard joins an illustrious list of winners that has included the likes of former U.S. Senator Carl Levin, the U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Damon J. Keith, former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, and U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn.
The coveted honor is named after former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer, a past president of the American Bar Association. As this year’s honoree, Chief Judge Fresard joins an illustrious list of winners that has included the likes of former U.S. Senator Carl Levin, the U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Damon J. Keith, former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, and U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn.
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