54-B District Court Administrator earns national recognition from Institute for Court Management
Published: August 13, 2026
Nicole Evans, the court administrator for 54-B District Court in East
Lansing, has been certified as a fellow of the Institute for Court
Management (ICM) at the National Center for State Courts.
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