Nicole Evans, the Court Administrator for the 54-B District Court in East Lansing, has been sworn in as chair of the State Bar of Michigan’s Representative Assembly.
The 150-member Representative Assembly is the final policy-making body of the State Bar. It was created by the Michigan Supreme Court in 1971 to increase geographical representation and member participation in State Bar policy.
Former chairs are distinguished attorneys in all areas of the law and have included professors, elected county prosecutors, state appellate defenders, and administrative law judges. Nicole Evans is the first active court administrator to serve as chair.
As a court administrator, Evans works in the courthouse every day, which gives her a unique perspective as an attorney that she said will help her as RA chair.
“I want to use my experience as a court administrator to move the court into a place of service. I want to use available technology to allow our users to have an informed experience and not be afraid, because now they’re engaging with court staff who are here to assist them as opposed to people who are going to place judgment,” she said.
As chair, Evans said she plans to continue her commitment to providing the public with the best service possible. She plans to do that by focusing on access to justice efforts, addressing Michigan’s legal deserts, and increasing attorney awareness of the RA.
54-B District Court Chief Judge Molly Hennessey Greenwalt praised Evans, “The Court has an exceptional court administrator in Nicole Evans. Her service as RA chair is groundbreaking. Yet, at the same time, it is entirely consistent with a lifetime of service to the East Lansing community and the legal profession.”
For further information, see Michigan Bar Journal, October 2025, https://www.michbar.org/journal/Details/Seeing-people-as-people-Nicole-Evans-sworn-in-as-2025-2026-Representative-Assembly-chair?ArticleID=5173, or contact the 54-B District Court at (517) 351-7000.
The 150-member Representative Assembly is the final policy-making body of the State Bar. It was created by the Michigan Supreme Court in 1971 to increase geographical representation and member participation in State Bar policy.
Former chairs are distinguished attorneys in all areas of the law and have included professors, elected county prosecutors, state appellate defenders, and administrative law judges. Nicole Evans is the first active court administrator to serve as chair.
As a court administrator, Evans works in the courthouse every day, which gives her a unique perspective as an attorney that she said will help her as RA chair.
“I want to use my experience as a court administrator to move the court into a place of service. I want to use available technology to allow our users to have an informed experience and not be afraid, because now they’re engaging with court staff who are here to assist them as opposed to people who are going to place judgment,” she said.
As chair, Evans said she plans to continue her commitment to providing the public with the best service possible. She plans to do that by focusing on access to justice efforts, addressing Michigan’s legal deserts, and increasing attorney awareness of the RA.
54-B District Court Chief Judge Molly Hennessey Greenwalt praised Evans, “The Court has an exceptional court administrator in Nicole Evans. Her service as RA chair is groundbreaking. Yet, at the same time, it is entirely consistent with a lifetime of service to the East Lansing community and the legal profession.”
For further information, see Michigan Bar Journal, October 2025, https://www.michbar.org/journal/Details/Seeing-people-as-people-Nicole-Evans-sworn-in-as-2025-2026-Representative-Assembly-chair?ArticleID=5173, or contact the 54-B District Court at (517) 351-7000.
