Meet the Judges
Published: April 25, 2024
The New Lawyers Committee of the Oakland County Bar Association
hosted its “Meet the Judges” event on Thursday, April 11, at Red Run
Golf Club in Royal Oak. Judges from the Oakland County district,
probate, and circuit courts, along with judges from the Michigan Court
of Appeals, Michigan Supreme Court, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and U.S.
District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, were invited to this
annual event.
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