The
D. Augustus Straker Bar Association, the Association of Black Judges of
Michigan, the Wolverine Bar Association, and the Black Women Lawyers
Association of Michigan celebrated and thanked their presidents at the
2024 Presidents’ Dinner on Thursday, June 27, at the Hollywood Greektown
Casino in Detroit. On hand from the D. Augustus Straker Bar Association
were (seated, left to right) board member Chastity Youngblood, Straker
Immediate Past President Tanisha Davis, Straker President Mikai Green,
board member Adrienne Scruggs, and Straker Secretary Lanita Carter;
along with (standing, left to right) Straker Treasurer Shalanda Leggs,
and board members Toya Jefferson, Oakland County Circuit Court Judge
Kameshia Gant, and Kalaethia Burton.
(Photos by John Meiu)
Wolverine
Bar members at the event included (left to right) Wolverine Secretary
Jailah Emerson, Wolverine Incoming President Robbie Gaines, Wolverine
Outgoing President Diane Hutcherson, Wolverine President-Elect Jasmine
Moore, and retired Judge Craig Strong.
Association
of Black Judges of Michigan (ABJM) members in attendance included
(seated, left to right) ABJM Treasurer Oakland County 50th District
Court Judge Jeremy Bowie, ABJM Secretary Ingham County 54A District
Court Judge Cynthia Ward, ABJM President Wayne County 34th District
Court Judge Lisa Martin, ABJM Past President Kalamazoo County Probate
Court Judge Curtis J. Bell, and Federal Administrative Law Judge
Jacquelyn McClinton; along with (standing, left to right), Oakland
County Circuit Court Judge Kameshia D. Gant, Ingham County 54A District
Court Judge Kristen Simmons, Wayne County 32A District Court Judge
Rebekah Coleman, Washtenaw County 15th District Court Judge Miriam
Perry, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Qiana Lillard, and Wayne County
36th District Court Judge Marlena E. Taylor.
The
Black Women Lawyers Association of Michigan was represented at the
event by (seated, left to right) BWLAM Past President Robyn McCoy, BWLAM
President Delicia Taylor Coleman, and BWLAM Past President Rita White;
along with (standing, left to right) BWLAM Parliamentarian Dorothy Dean,
and BWLAM Recording Secretary Tanisha Davis.
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